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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 2024 |
| Time: | 10:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Jabiru J430 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-NEE |
| MSN: | 570 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2237 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rhino Park Airfield -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rhino Park Aerodrome |
| Rhino Park Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor and a student pilot on-board a Jabiru J430 with registration ZU-NEE departed from Rhino Park Aerodrome in Gauteng province to conduct circuit training (take-offs and landings) at the same aerodrome.
At approximately 1030Z, the aircraft took off from Runway (RWY) 27 and two uneventful circuits were conducted. During the third circuit, the aircraft landed hard. As a result, the left main landing gear strut broke, the nose gear detached, and the propeller struck the ground as the aircraft veered off several metres to the left of the runway before it rested.
Post-flight inspection revealed that the main left gear delaminated after the hard landing which led to the left main gear separation. The instructor and the student pilot were not injured during the accident sequence. The instructor reported that the student pilot commenced the flare and reduced power prematurely; his (instructor's) intervention was not timeous to prevent the hard landing.
Probable Cause(s)
The aircraft landed hard after the student pilot flared too high, followed by the main landing gear failure and runway excursion to the left.
Contributing Factor(s)
Poor landing technique.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 November 2019 | ZS-NEE | 0 | Rhino Park Aerodrome | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2025 13:10 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Feb-2025 13:12 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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