ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315409
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 2023 |
| Time: | 06:30 UTC |
| Type: | Solo Wings Windlass Aquilla |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-DJR |
| MSN: | WA 1010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ballito Airfield -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ballito Airfield |
| Ballito Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Windlass Aquilla Trike with registration ZU-DJR took off on a training flight from Runway 08 at Ballito Airfield in KwaZulu-Natal province with the intention to perform circuit-and-landing exercises at the same airfield in preparation for the renewal of his National Pilot Licence (NPL). Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by day prevailed at the time of the flight, and the pilot had filed a flight plan.
On the morning of 12 April 2023, the pilot’s instructor stated that 12 dual circuit training exercises were completed with the pilot which took 0.8 hours (48 minutes) prior to the accident flight. Later, the pilot conducted 10 solo circuits which lasted approximately 0.7 hours (42 minutes), followed by a 30- minute rest. Thereafter, the pilot conducted three uneventful circuit-and-landing exercises whilst flying solo. During the fourth circuit, the approach was unstable when the pilot landed the microlight on the grass-covered Runway 08. The microlight was travelling at a speed of 45 miles per hour (mph) (39 knots [kts]) when the pilot lost directional control and the microlight landed to the left of the runway’s centreline. The left main wheel rolled over tall grass on the side of the runway edge, which was approximately 30 centimetres (cm) in height. This caused the drag on the left side of the microlight.
The pilot decided to conduct a go-around but the microlight veered further to the left and, as a result, the left wing clipped the sugar cane and the microlight spun 180° before it came to a stop in the sugar cane field.
Probable Cause
The microlight was unstable on approach and landed off-centre, followed by loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2023 09:05 | harro | Added |
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