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| Date: | Thursday 21 November 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-FXX |
| MSN: | 17258556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glen Austin, Midrand, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) |
| Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 172K Skyhawk crashed during an attempted go around at Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ).
The pilot performed two uneventful touch-and-go landings. During the final approach of the third touch-and-go landing on Runway 35, and with the flaps extended to 20° (degrees) and at 80 mph, the aircraft floated for a while above the runway surface; it then touched down deep, almost passing the control tower building which is 900 metres (m) from the threshold of Runway 35. Runway 35 is 1800 metres (m) long. The pilot applied excessive brakes during the landing roll, but the aircraft could not stop on the remainder of the runway. Thereafter, the pilot selected the first notch (10°) of
flaps and opened the throttle to 2 400 RPM with the intention to execute a go-around. The aircraft rotated and climbed to about 20 ft above ground level (AGL); due to insufficient air speed, the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground with its nose wheel first outside the aerodrome perimeter fence.
Consequently, the nose gear strut broke and the aircraft flipped over and came to a stop in an inverted position at a nursery in Glen Austin residential area, north-east of Runway 35. One of the two occupants was seriously injured and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Probable Cause(s)
The aircraft touched down deep on Runway 35 and, during the landing roll, the pilot realised that the available runway was not adequate to bring the aircraft to a stop and the pilot executed a go-around.
Consequently, the aircraft stalled due to insufficient air speed and crashed at a nursery situated in Glen Austin residential area, north-east of Runway 35.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.citizen.co.za/midrand-reporter/news-headlines/2024/11/21/plane-crash-in-glen-austin-leaves-one-critically-injured/
https://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/576/medium/IMG_4909m_800.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2024 11:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2024 11:15 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Nov-2024 14:12 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Nov-2024 10:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2025 07:58 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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