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| Date: | Friday 29 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A-22 LS Foxbat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-DYE |
| MSN: | PFA 317-14358 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Centurion -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Centurion-Eagle’s Creek Aviation Estate |
| Centurion-Eagle’s Creek Aviation Estate | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the aircraft was on short final for landing on runway 26 at Eagle’s Creek Aviation Estate before touchdown, the pilot flared the aircraft.
However, a gust of wind from his right-hand side lifted the aircraft and caused it to drift to the left.
The pilot increased power to conduct a go-around with the flaps fully extended but the aircraft stalled and crashed on the left side of the N14 highway barrier. It came to a stop with the right-side wing sticking out onto the highway.
The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, landing gear and propeller blades.
Probable Cause
The pilot applied power to conduct a go-around without configuring the aircraft for this process; this led to a stall and loss of control.
Contributing Factor(s)
Although there was a gust of wind from the right, the wind did not exceed the crosswind component of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FlyAfrica
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=296890&title=aeroprakt-a-22-ls-foxbat-zu-dye-krugersdorp-airfield-fakr&cat=576
Media:
Light plane crash: N14 near the R511 offramp, Centurion. Pilot seriously injured.#CrimeWatch pic.twitter.com/rGW7vZvRdF
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 29, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 16:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Mar-2024 16:35 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Mar-2024 16:37 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 31-Mar-2024 16:12 | gulfdave | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 13-Jul-2024 17:41 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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