ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224626
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 2019 |
| Time: | 09:02 UTC |
| Type: |  Glasair II-S FT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-DVO |
| MSN: | 2251-47 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wings Park airfield, East London -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wings Park airfield |
| East London Airport (ELS/FAEL) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A pilot accompanied by a passenger had planned to depart from Wings Park Aerodrome in the Eastern Cape province on a private flight to East London Aerodrome (FAEL).
The pilot lined up the aircraft for take-off on runway 27 and begun the take-off roll. However, during the takeoff roll, the pilot was unable to keep the aircraft on the runway centre line. The aircraft began drifting to the left of the runway. As the pilot rotated the aircraft, it rolled to the left and the left wing scraped the runway surface.
The aircraft continued rotating, however, it impacted vegetation lining the left of runway 27 during a climb before it lost height and crashed. The aircraft came to rest on an adjacent field on the left of runway 27. The pilot exited the aircraft unassisted while the passenger had to be assisted by a witness.
The aircraft was destroyed during the accident sequence; both occupants sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital.
The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by day.
The investigation revealed that the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during the take-off roll. As the pilot rotated the aircraft, it rolled to the left, resulting in the left wing scraping the runway surface. However, the aircraft continued to rotate, and during the initial climb phase, the left wing impacted the trees lining the left of the runway and the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-05-02-plane-crashes-outside-east-london-two-injured/
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=218548
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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8947652 (photo)
http://letitsmart.co.za/wp/index.html
Media:
Glasair II-S FT Plane crashes outside East London, two injured.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 2 mai 2019
ASN: https://t.co/YQIfNJmRs3
Press: https://t.co/N4wnj4qdlX via @SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/xPeW8s61lC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 13:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-May-2019 14:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 14:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-May-2019 14:58 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 02-May-2019 14:58 | Superdog2019 | Updated [Country] |
| 02-May-2019 14:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-May-2019 15:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-May-2019 15:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 02-May-2019 18:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 02-May-2019 20:11 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2019 12:33 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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