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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Micro Aviation B22J Bantam |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-DVG |
| MSN: | 05-0268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On an open field at Hazyview -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Numbi Airfield at Hazyview |
| Numbi Airfield at Hazyview | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by a passenger flew the aircraft on a private flight under visual flight rules by day at Hazyview. The engine failed during the flight and the pilot decided to execute a emergency landing on an open field. During the landing roll the aircraft entered a ditch which caused damage to the undercarriage. The aircraft then flipped over onto its roof and sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft was examined to determine the cause of the engine failure. The aircraft manufacturer found proof of fuel contamination in the fuel tank and fuel system. . Probable Cause Unsuccessful forced landing following an engine failure due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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