ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43539
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 2008 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | E X P Air (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-LXO |
| MSN: | TH-886 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lanseria Airport, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| FALA (Lanseria) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot inadvertantly selected the gear up switch instead of the flaps up switch after landing on Lanseria Runway 24L. The switches are the other way around on Cessnas and Pipers and can catch the unwary. Aircraft was being taken to Lanseria for an MPI.
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Virginia Airport, February 19, 2005
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 12:51 | Topaz | Added |
| 25-Oct-2008 07:53 | Topaz | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2008 08:43 | Topaz | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2008 04:43 | Topaz | Updated |
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