ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302967
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| Date: | Monday 31 October 2022 |
| Time: | 12:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Ekolot KR-030 Topaz |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-EWZ |
| MSN: | 30-01-05 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bloemfontein/New Tempe (FATP) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nieu-Bethesda Airfield |
| Bloemfontein/New Tempe (FATP) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the take from departure airfield was uneventful. Whilst en route and inbound Bloemfontein/New Tempe (FATP) at approximately 5 nautical miles (nm) away, the pilot experienced an abnormal engine vibration, and that the aircraft was encountering difficulty in sustaining altitude. Shortly thereafter, one of the three propeller blades disintegrated and separated in flight, which was followed by an engine stoppage. The pilot throttled back and conducted engine shutdown. The aircraft was configured to enter a glide approach and due to distance out, the aircraft came short in making Runway 28 and ended on the open field. During landing roll the nose gear dug in the soft ground and broke off, resulting in one of the remaining two propeller blades to encounter the ground and broke off.
Probable Cause
The blade number 3 tip separated due to centrifugal forces after it had hit a stone that was likely swept up in the prop wash during take-off from an unpaved runway.
Contributing Factor
Operating the aircraft from a gravel runway
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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