ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232292
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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2020 |
| Time: | 16:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Platorand Lugbespuiting |
| Registration: | ZS-IRW |
| MSN: | 984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Doornkop Township, Middelburg, Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Middelburg (Transvaal) (FAMB) |
| Middelburg (Transvaal) (FAMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot on-board a Grumman G-164A aircraft with registration ZS-IRW took off from Middelburg Aerodrome (FAMB) on a crop spraying exercise over a farm in Doornkop area. Two full loads of chemicals were uplifted and sprayed over the farm without incident; thereafter, the aircraft returned to base to uplift the third load. After uplifting the third load, the aircraft took off to the Doornkop farm again. The first and second crop spraying patterns were uneventful, but during the initiation of a climb for the third spray pattern at about 50 feet above ground level (AGL), the engine lost power and stopped.
The pilot instantly dumped the remaining chemical load to lighten the aircraft’s weight and initiated a forced landing on an open field. The aircraft landed on a soft muddy terrain on an open field, and it flipped over. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the landing sequence; however, the pilot was not injured.
The investigation revealed that the engine stopped because of the failed impeller bearing and broken impeller gear which caused the supercharger to malfunction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://mobserver.co.za/108096/young-pilot-survives-crop-spraying-plane-crash/
https://showme.co.za/middelburg/tourism/general-information-for-middelburg-airfield-famb/
http://www.platorand.com/index.php
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/January%202020.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 November 1998 | ZS-IRW | 0 | Field 2nm from Petrus Steyn | |
sub | |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2020 19:16 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Feb-2020 14:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 22-Feb-2021 17:47 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]] |
| 06-May-2021 16:04 | harro | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]] |
| 06-May-2021 16:06 | harro | Updated [[[[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]]] |
| 06-May-2021 16:19 | harro | Updated [[[[[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]]]] |
| 06-May-2021 16:19 | harro | Updated [[[[[[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]]]]] |
| 06-May-2021 16:20 | harro | Updated [[[[[[[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]]]]]]] |
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