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| Date: | Saturday 27 January 2024 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Ayres S2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Orsmond Aviation |
| Registration: | ZS-LUW |
| MSN: | 6009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11962 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ermelo Airfield (FAEO) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bethlehem (FABM) |
| Nelspruit-Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP/FAKN) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Ayres S2R-T34 Turbo Thrush crashed on short final of runway 13 in fog at Ermelo Airfield (FAEO), Ermelo, Mpumalanga, and a post crash fire ensued.
The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
The flight was a ferry flight from Bethlehem Airport (FABM) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (FAKN) with the
intention to clear customs before proceeding to Malawi. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by day.
Probable Cause
The pilot lost situational awareness whilst flying the aircraft at high speed and at low height in instrument meteorological condition (IMC) without an instrument flight rules (IFR) rating, which resulted in the right-wing tip making contact with the ground (controlled flight into terrain [CFIT]).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=50999#:~:text=NELSPRUIT%20%2D%20A%20man%20in%20his,the%20South%20African%20Police%20Service.
https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/vlieenier-sterf-sy-laaste-vlug-het-vertrek/?fbclid=IwAR0Y6Pylt8X5eD6aHh2VxgmGyfcGM3ozyvXOPYRheM7ayR0-JmlVOAxtPzQ
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=263025
FlyAfrica
https://scontent-ams4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/14188207_971681329607131_2713685314952599864_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c2f564&_nc_ohc=4wcPpwOxoRMAX-0sSIq&_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.xx&oh=00_AfAtLauCyovmphiM-59QOKMuXB8sPbIp1ivcQz0MuH8gXg&oe=65DDD73B (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2024 16:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 27-Jan-2024 16:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 27-Jan-2024 17:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2024 11:51 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 28-Jan-2024 17:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2024 17:04 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2024 18:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 29-Jan-2024 22:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2024 22:02 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 09-Feb-2024 15:10 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 16-Feb-2024 09:07 | ASN | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Feb-2024 09:13 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 23-Jun-2024 16:48 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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