ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302433
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 November 2022 |
| Time: | c. 10:20 |
| Type: | ELA Aviación ELA-08 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-DYV |
| MSN: | 72 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 218 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brakpan North, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Springs Airfield (FASI) |
| Springs Airfield (FASI) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An instructor pilot and a student pilot on-board a Gyroplane ELA 08 with registration ZU-DYV took off from Runway 03 at Springs Aerodrome (FASI) with the intention to conduct circuit exercises. The training flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC).
The instructor pilot stated that the gyroplane was airborne for approximately 45 minutes on what was the last circuit for the day. During a late right base for RWY 03, the engine stopped without warning. At this time, the gyroplane was flying overhead the quarry in Brakpan area. The instructor pilot identified a road adjacent to the quarry on which to perform a forced landing. During the landing roll, the main rotor blades struck the trees on the left side of the road whilst the gyroplane was a few metres above ground and one of the blades separated from the hub. The gyroplane rolled to the left along its lateral axis twice before it came to rest on its left side.
Eyewitnesses who were near the quarry witnessed the gyroplane when it was flying above them and when the engine stopped. They stated that the gyroplane flew towards their position and, whilst landing on the road, it impacted the tress and rolled on its side.
Both occupants were injured during the accident sequence; the student pilot was airlifted to the hospital whilst the instructor pilot was transported by ambulance to the nearby Far East Rand Hospital. The gyroplane was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause
Unsuccessful forced landing following an in-flight engine stoppage due to fuel starvation; this was likely due to the fuel pumps being inadvertently switched off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://brakpanherald.co.za/275634/two-injured-in-brakpan-north-gyrocopter-crash/?fbclid=IwAR038ZdKWp6ZDR6GK8JaMd9eAywZHm3L-CdU7ZtFjyJMA9ZUW_86VkXzLcw
https://za.opera.news/za/en/society/e1677f5ced87a1c1eadf919ac645408f
https://find-it.co.za/2022/11/30/brekende-nuus-helikopter-stort-in-brakpan-neer/
CAA SA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 18:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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