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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
| Time: | 05:53 UTC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Owner/operator: | CemAir |
| Registration: | ZS-PKB |
| MSN: | UE-003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 38914 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Venetia Mine Airport (FAVM) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
| Venetia Mine Airport (FAVM) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Cem Air flight KEM001, a Beech 1900D, suffered a partial collapse of the left-hand main gear during landing at Venetia Mine Airport (FAVM).
During the descent to FAVM, the flight received weather information and the wind direction favoured the asphalt-covered runway 08. During the approach the landing gear switch was selected to the down position. The crew confirmed the three green lights for gear down and locked indication were illuminated on the annunciator panel.
The aircraft continued to approach with zero flaps at a speed of 120 knots and touched down hard on the gravel area, about 3m before the threshold of runway 08. The aircraft continued to roll and, once on the runway, the captain successfully maintained directional control. The aircraft was brought to a stop on the runway approximately 900 metres from the threshold of runway 08. The captain engaged the park brake and, thereafter, shut down the engines. None of the passengers or the crew members was injured.
Later, the FO opened the forward airstair passenger boarding door to inspect the aircraft and he noticed that the left main landing gear (MLG) had pivoted forward (partially collapsed) and, thus, lowered the height of the aircraft on the left side. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left MLG drag brace and the front spar cap. After a few minutes, the passengers were allowed to disembark from the aircraft through the airstair and were transported to the mine’s facility by bus.
Probable Cause
Incorrect approach speed (Vref) for flapless landing configuration resulted in a high sink rate and, thus, the subsequent hard landing on the gravel area, about 3m before the threshold of the Runway 08.
Contributory Factors
1 The crew’s failure to recognise that they were on an unsafe profile during the final approach and the decision not to execute a go-around.
2 Poor airmanship.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 2023 | ZS-PKB | CemAir | 0 | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
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| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2025 16:32 | ASN | Added |
| 17-May-2025 16:34 | ASN | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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