ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189620
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 2016 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Impondo Agriculture and Forestry CC |
| Registration: | ZS-PHB |
| MSN: | 18267714 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Carolina and Machadodorp in Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Komati Gorge Lodge, Mpumalanga |
| Komati Gorge Lodge, Mpumalanga | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a passenger on-board a Cessna 182Q aircraft with registration ZS-PHB, departed Nelspruit Aerodrome on a private flight to a lodge approximately 80km south-west of Nelspruit. The pilot and the passenger spent the night at the lodge. The following morning at approximately 1025Z, the pilot was accompanied by the (same) passenger and the manager of the lodge on a scenic flight of the area.
A witness who saw the aircraft shortly after take-off stated that the aircraft looked as though it was struggling to climb, thereafter, the aircraft turned right and he heard a loud bang and saw smoke coming from the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 330m from the end of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact force and a post-impact fire. The accident occurred during daylight conditions. All three occupants on-board were fatally injured.
The aircraft stalled after take-off due to deteriorated performance caused by high-density altitude and/or due to incorrect take-off configuration.
Probable Cause
The likely cause of the accident is that the aircraft was poorly configured, taking into account the density altitude and the effect on performance of the aircraft, which led to a stall shortly after takeoff. Contributing factor: The high-density altitude would have had an impact on the aircraft engine’s performance as well as the lift.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161015182544/http://www.sabc.co.za:80/news/a/1d26da804e057a8787feb75173dc1eac/https://citizen.co.za/1267148/three-dead-in-aircraft-accident-at-komati-gorge-lodge/
https://lowvelder.co.za/351662/three-dead-in-aircraft-accident-at-komati-gorge-lodge/
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/August%202016.pdf
Media:
#sapsMP Three peoole died in Carolina after their airplane crashed after take off. Police investigating. DD pic.twitter.com/krExZJmEiV
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) 28 août 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2016 06:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Aug-2016 06:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Aug-2016 19:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2016 19:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 29-Aug-2016 18:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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