ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344680
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Micro Aviation Bat Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-IXD |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Kruger National Park -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Lethaba private airstrip |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
According to the pilot, he departed Lethaba private airstrip with 100 litres of fuel, for arial patrol within the Kruger Nature Reserve. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the pilot noticed a clear liquid leaking from the left wing of the aircraft. On suspicion that the liquid might have been fuel, the pilot decided to perform a precautionary landing on a gravel road about 10NM due West of Lethaba airstrip. Forty meters into the landing roll, the aircraft impacted a tree with the right wingtip and ground looped resulting in an impact with another tree.
Sources:
CAA S.A.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2023 06:32 | harro | Updated |
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