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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-LGU |
| MSN: | 24-1226 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Welbedacht Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Welkom |
| Welbedacht Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during landing on Runway 21 at Welbedacht Airfield with full flaps at an IAS of 80kt in gust wind conditions, he suddenly experienced a wind shear and change of wind, which caused the right-hand wing to lift violently. The pilot regained control, but the aircraft landed heavily, ballooned and rolled through a trench at the end of the runway and through the boundary fence. The undercarriage collapsed, the wing covering was damaged and the propeller damaged. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. PROBABLE CAUSE: Wind Shear / Gust of Wind
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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