ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269229
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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 2021 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-UKU |
| MSN: | IJH-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Boschkop-Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boschkop-Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT) |
| Boschkop-Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Rand Robinson KR-2 crashed on approach to Boschkop-Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT).
According to an eyewitness at FAKT, the aircraft was observed executing a few aerobatic manoeuvres and had later joined the base leg pattern in preparation for landing on Runway 01. A second eyewitness who was located to the south of the accident site on a farm observed the aircraft at an estimated height of 800 feet (ft) above ground level (AGL) on base leg. The aircraft then made a steep turn to the left for the final approach at high speed after which the left wing broke and fell into his yard. The aircraft consequently entered a spin and crashed.
The pilot died in the crash.
Probable Cause
The pilot lost control of the aircraft after the right-wing broke off in-flight due to the aileron aerodynamic flutter.
Contributing Factor:
The aileron was under balanced to the extent of 60 kilograms per millimetre (kg/mm) residual moment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/pilot-killed-in-light-aircraft-crash-in-tshwane-20211028
https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/vlieenier-sterf-toe-ligte-vliegtuig-neerstort/
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=244767
CAA
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/576/IMG_0376m_8004.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2021 14:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2021 14:32 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2021 15:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 29-Oct-2021 07:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 29-Oct-2021 07:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 20:20 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2022 20:21 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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