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Petit Airfield, South of Babsfontein, Gauteng -
South Africa
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Training
Departure airport:
FARA (Petit)
Destination airport:
FARA (Petit)
Confidence Rating:
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Narrative: The Super Sabre took off for a training flight when the nose wheel broke off on rotation. A microlight that took off behind them notified the pilot and it was determmined that a wheels down landing was out of the question. A succesfull belly landing was carried out on the airstrip with minimal damage to the aircraft.