Incident Jabiru J430 ZU-SMP, Wednesday 6 October 2021
ASN logo
 

Date:Wednesday 6 October 2021
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic JAB4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Jabiru J430
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZU-SMP
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Beaufort West (FABW) -   South Africa
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
According to the pilot, following full tank fuel upliftment, a pre-flight wasconducted and the aircraft was set for departure for destination. Take-off rollfrom runway 08 was carried and began rotation at approximately 60kts and wasuneventful. At approximately 70kts, the pilot began with lift off however theaircraft was struggling to attain a positive rate of climb. The aircraft began toveer towards the left of the runway as it began to loss height. It then contactedtaxiway A hard resulting with a bounce on which it further overshot the taxiwayand went through a barrier fence. The aircraft subsequently spun and faced intosoutherly direction as it came to a full stop.

Sources:

S.A. CAA

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2025 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org