ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346016
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-AKE |
| MSN: | 22-6033 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 375 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vereeniging Airport (FAVV) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vereeniging Airport (FAVV) |
| Vereeniging Airport (FAVV) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was conducting circuits on runway 21 at FAVV. After several circuits, he performed a “wheeler” landing and, during the ground roll, he heard noise emanating from below the aircraft. The right-hand wing started to sink, and he performed a go-around. The pilot stated that he suspected there might be an issue with the landing gear. He then flew past the airfield and asked the owner who was at the airfield to check the position of the gear, which revealed no damage. The pilot conducted another very soft landing and, again, the right-hand wing sank. The pilot stated that he did another go-around and then came back and landed the aircraft on the grass next to the runway.
During landing, the right-hand landing gear collapsed, and the right-hand wing contacted the ground. The pilot stated that following the accident, it was discovered that the bolt holding the right-hand piston into position had sheared off, causing the entire piston to go into the strut barrel. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause
During a “wheeler landing”, the right-side mounting boss broke which led to the failure of the right main landing gear as a result of an undetected fatigue crack on the Hydrasorb shock absorbers bottom mounting boss.
Contributing Factor
Inadequate maintenance inspection on the landing gear system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://caasanwebsitestorage.blob.core.windows.net/occurencereports/August%202023.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2005 | ZU-AKE | Sugarcane field north-east of Emp | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2023 12:39 | harro | Added |
| 23-Nov-2023 13:03 | harro | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
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