Vliegtuigongeval op 10 JAN 2011 met Boeing 737-2T5 ZS-SGX - Hoedspruit AFB (HDS)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:maandag 10 januari 2011
Tijd:20:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B732 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 737-2T5
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Safair
Registratie: ZS-SGX
Constructienummer: 22396/730
Bouwjaar: 1981-01-16 (30 years )
Aantal vlieguren:70094
Motoren: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (HK3)
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3
Schade: Groot
Plaats:Hoedspruit AFB (HDS) (   Zuid-Afrika)
Fase: Taxi (TXI)
Soort vlucht:Binnenlandse charter
Vliegveld van vertrek:Hoedspruit Airport (HDS/FAHS), Zuid-Afrika
Vliegveld van aankomst:Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR), Zuid-Afrika
Beschrijving:
A Boeing 737-2T5 passenger jet, registered ZS-SGX, sustained substantial damage in an accident at Hoedspruit AFB (HDS), South Africa. There were no fatalities. The airplane operated on a flight from Hoedspruit Airport (HDS) to Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB).
Whilst taxiing to the cleared holding point for takeoff from runway 18, the pilot switched off the landing lights to avoid blinding an approaching aircraft. As a result, he overshot the turning point at taxiway C in the darkness and found himself at the end of taxiway A with insufficient space to turn around. According to him, he decided to maneuvre the aircraft out of the "dead end" by turning into the last taxiway, which led to military hangars, and then reversing the aircraft to carry out a 180° turn. This was to be done without external guidance. Whilst reversing the aircraft, the pilot failed to stop it in time, the main wheels rolled off the edge of the taxiway and the aircraft slipped down a steep embankment, coming to rest with the nose-wheel still on the taxiway.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inappropriate decision by the captain to reverse the aircraft at night without external guidance."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CAA SouthAfrica
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Accident number: CA18/3/2/0825
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» Nick Elzinga
» Hoedspruit (FAHS) Aerodrome chart


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accident date: 10-01-2011
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accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
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accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
photo of Boeing-737-2T5-ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
 

Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Hoedspruit Airport en Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport bedraagt 343 km (214 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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