ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273244
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| Date: | Sunday 20 January 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mooney M20G |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-FRO |
| MSN: | 680158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On the beach, just North of Virginia -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Virginia |
| Ballito | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from Virginia aerodrome for a trip to Ballito with the pilot and one passenger on board. Soon after take-off, the aircraft started spluttering and could not maintain full power. The aircraft was low above ground level, and the pilot decided to carry out a forced landing on a beach with the undercarriage retracted. According to the pilot, he shut down all the electrics and glided onto the beach North of the Saragota block of flats. Before carrying out the emergency landing, the pilot transmitted a 'May Day'? call to inform Virginia ATC of his intentions. After the successful forced landing was carried out and the occupants vacated the aircraft, the pilot contacted Virginia ATC and informed them about the situation. The aircraft lower fuselage surface and the propeller received substantial damage during this accident. During investigations of the left-hand fuel tank, an unidentified object was found obstructing the fuel tank outlet. CAA records indicated that the last MPI was carried out on 27/06/2001 at 2711 airframe hours, and that the aircraft had flown 33 hours after the last MPI. A certificate relating to the maintenance of an aircraft dated 29/11/2001 indicated that the left-hand fuel tank had been resealed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The engine failure was caused by fuel starvation due to the presence of an unidentified object that restricted the fuel flow from the fuel tank outlet.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 2021 | ZS-FRO | 0 | Douglas Backhouse Aerodrome | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2022 09:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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