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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 2024 |
| Time: | 08:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Jabiru J400 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-JBA |
| MSN: | 51 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1190 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ermelo (FAEO) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ermelo (FAEO) |
| Ermelo (FAEO) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor (FI) and a student pilot (SP) onboard a Jabiru J400 aircraft with registration ZU-JBA took off on a training flight from Ermelo Aerodrome (FAEO) with the intention to land back at the same aerodrome.
The crew intended to conduct take-off-and-landing exercises (circuit training). Visual meteorological
conditions (VMC) by day prevailed at the time of the flight which was conducted under the provisions
of Part 141 of the Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) 2011 as amended.
At 0850Z, the student pilot configured the aircraft for a touch-and-go landing on Runway (RWY) 13. The aircraft's approach speed was 75 knots (kts) with the flaps set at 20 degrees. According to the FI, the aircraft landed hard on the runway with the right main landing gear. He immediately decided that they abort the take-off and commit to a full-stop landing. Thereafter, they taxied to the hangar.
The FI and the SP were not injured during the accident.
The FI inspected the aircraft and found that the right gear strut had delaminated; no further damage was observed. The SP had 12.2 hours of flight time at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause
The aircraft's s right landing gear strut delaminated due to a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2025 10:37 | ASN | Added |
| 24-Jun-2025 10:38 | ASN | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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