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| Date: | Thursday 29 August 2024 |
| Time: | 10:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-MAP |
| MSN: | 076 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2484 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stellenbosch Airfield (FASH) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stellenbosch (FASH) |
| Stellenbosch (FASH) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot and a passenger on-board an Aeroprakt aircraft with registration ZU-MAP took off on a private flight from Stellenbosch Airfield (FASH) in the Western Cape province with the intention to land back at the same airfield.
The pilot stated that they took off and routed to Franschhoek via Paarl before they returned to FASH. During approach for landing on Runway 19 at FASH, the airspeed was 60 knots (kts), and the flaps were set at 10-degrees. The aircraft touched down with the main landing gear and ballooned, whereafter the nose wheel dug into the mud and collapsed (broke). The aircraft nosed over and rested (inverted) on the left side of Runway 19. The occupants were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose wheel, wings and tail section.
Probable Cause The aircraft ballooned after landing, likely due to excessive nose-up elevator control inputs during
the round-out which resulted in an aircraft coming to rest in an inverted position.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2025 15:06 | ASN | Added |
| 14-Feb-2025 15:08 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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