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: "Inappropriate decision by the captain to reverse the aircraft at night without external guidance."
» Hoedspruit (FAHS) Aerodrome chart
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | maandag 10 januari 2011 |
| Tijd: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  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)
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| Fase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Hoedspruit Airport (HDS/FAHS), Zuid-Afrika |
| Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR), Zuid-Afrika |
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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Bronnen:
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accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: ZS-SGX
accident date: 10-01-2011
type: Boeing 737-2T5
registration: 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.
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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