ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78768
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 2010 |
| Time: | 09:00 UTC |
| Type: | Ravin 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Troll Aircraft CC |
| Registration: | ZU-XML |
| MSN: | 0905021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Krugersdorp Airport, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAWB (Wonderboom) |
| FAKR (Krugersdorp) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft hit extreme wind-shear / dust-devil on landing at FAKR and was slammed onto the runway. Undercarriage side support broke and landing gear folded inwards, with right side of the tailplane touching ground. Aircraft thus slowly went off RWY and impacted stanchion on hangar parallel with RWY. Pilot had minor injury (broken wrist). Aircraft with limited damage to left wing, under-carriage, and tail-plane
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Examined wreck today and obtained info from reliable witnesses. Final update may 10 2011 by pilot/owner
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 October 2009 | ZU-XML | Runway 29 at Wonderboom aerodrome | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2010 15:32 | avcat | Added |
| 17-Oct-2010 11:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2010 06:45 | Topaz | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 10-May-2011 02:46 | Calle_Hedberg | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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