ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280219
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| Date: | Saturday 9 July 2022 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D |
| Owner/operator: | Worcester Flying Club |
| Registration: | ZS-FMO |
| MSN: | 28-4895 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Worcester Airfield (FAWC), Western Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Worcester Airfield (FAWC) |
| Worcester Airfield (FAWC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D made a tailwind landing on runway 15 and crashed after an overrun and came to rest about 400 meters behind the threshold of runway 33 at Worcester Airfield (FAWC), Western Cape.
The instructor and the youngster of the introduction flight survived the crash and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable Cause
Failure to make a proper assessment of the prevailing wind conditions upon return from the general flying area. A committed downwind landing resulted in the aircraft touching down approximately 1 350m (250m from the end of the runway) beyond the threshold of Runway 15 and the aircraft could not be brought to a safe stop, which led to a runway excursion. The aircraft careered for approximately 518m after leaving the asphalt runway surface before it came to rest with both wings ripped off from the fuselage.
Contributing Factors
A cold front that was moving in over the Western Cape province.
The north-westerly winds encountered during the return flight from the general flying area could, therefore, be associated with the unexpected weather condition (frontal system) at FAWC. The pilot
became aware once committed to the landing that the frontal system had moved in as it was common weather condition during the winter season in the Western Cape.
A proper assessment of the weather conditions was not made during the return flight to FAWC and
a committed landing on Runway 15 was executed.
An option to perform a go-around was not considered as (the pilot) indicated post-accident that he wanted to get the aircraft on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/two-injured-in-a-light-aircraft-crash-in-worcester-western-cape-investigation-latest-breaking-news/
https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/two-sustain-injuries-in-plane-crash-in-worcester-f9f043f2-4905-431c-9ed9-68123ecac27b
avcom.co.za
https://worcesterflyingclub.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4-768x511.png (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2022 18:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2022 22:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2022 22:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 00:35 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 17:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2022 23:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2022 00:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
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