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| Date: | Monday 17 August 2020 |
| Time: | c. 13:08 |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-NAF |
| MSN: | 1049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Otaki Airstrip, Hautere, Wellington -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Otaki Airstrip |
| Otaki Airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At approximately 12:48 hours ZK-NAF departed Ōtaki Aerodrome on a test flight after a new propeller was fitted to the aircraft. Approximately 17 minutes after take-off and while returning to the aerodrome, the propeller detached from the aircraft.
During the approach, and shortly after crossing the runway threshold, the aircraft developed a steep descent from which it did not recover. The aircraft struck the grassed surface adjacent to the aerodrome runway and the impact forces fatally injured the pilot.
The safety investigation concluded that the accident occurred as a result of the aircraft departing controlled flight, likely during a sideslip manoeuvre close to the ground during an emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/one-person-dies-following-light-plane-crash-near-kapiti
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12357288
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122474981/pilot-killed-in-light-plane-crash-at-taki-airfield-civil-aviation-authority-confirms
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ZquEwShClM/V2kO9uJXx3I/AAAAAAAAMZc/tOZCrVhXS1ov_42yjMTwvpUXaJzP1jADgCLcB/s1600/IMG_8338.JPG (photo)
Images:
Tauranga 26Jan2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2020 05:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2020 05:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 06:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 07:02 | JMW69 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 07:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 08:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2020 11:14 | flyernzl | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 14:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:46 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 27-Dec-2024 07:23 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2024 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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