ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316110
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| Date: | Thursday 13 April 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schweizer 300C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZT-RWJ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Private farm in Baltimore -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot reported that whilst he was chasing the animals towards the boma at30 feet (ft) above ground level (AGL), the engine failed. The pilot perform aprecautionary landing on an open area on a bushy terrain, and in the process,the helicopter impacted the ground hard on the skids; it sustained substantialdamage. There was no post-impact fire. The pilot disembarked helicopter unharmed. The helicopter was recovered to Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) for further investigation. Post-accident: An engine test run was conducted on 19 April 2023 at FAWB, with the engine still in the airframe. The engine started without difficulty and no anomalies were noted. Both the magnetos were tested and the normal decay in engine RPM were noted. The engine was then switch off for a few minutes, and then restarted; it operated as expected. Fuel was checked at Heli-Fix and indicated 10 US gallons (as per the fuel gauge reading) in the two tanks during the ground run. According to the investigator on-call, the short statement from the pilot about the occurrence is not substantial and is misleading. The possibility that the pilot ran out of fuel could not be confirmed as no investigation on-site was conducted.from the
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