ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181122
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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 2015 |
| Time: | 11:41 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | FTS (Flight Training Services) |
| Registration: | ZS-LKJ |
| MSN: | 17263791 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midrand, Johannesburg -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAGC (Grand Central) |
| FAGC (Grand Central) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was engaged on a solo training flight out of Grand Central Airport, South Africa, at the time of the accident. On the second circuit, he initiated a go-around following a bounced landing with the aircraft been in a low energy state (slow) with full flaps. He then retracted the flaps first stage but the aircraft did not gain speed and crossed the upwind threshold at a very low height. Air traffic control (ATC) contacted the student pilot and asked if the operation was normal. In return the student pilot responded by explaining to the ATC personnel that he was experiencing difficulty gaining height. The ATC contacted the instructor, whereby the instructor advised the ATC to tell the pilot to check the carburettor heat settings. The student pilot confirmed he was going to check and continued to fly the aircraft until he was out of sight from the ATC. Shortly thereafter when the aircraft appeared in the ATC's visual sight, the controller advised the student pilot to land on runway 17. The student pilot proceeded with a right turn in an attempt to land back on runway 17. During a sharp right turn the aircraft was observed colliding with some tree tops in the north eastern side of the aerodrome. The aircraft then crashed onto the tree a few metres from the initial collision point next to a house and caught fire.
The residents helped to remove the pilot, who was seriously injured, from the aircraft prior to violent fire erupting.
The investigation revealed that the aircraft accident was caused by collision with trees while trying to land on runway 17 following a go around with wrong configuration technique used.
Probable Cause
The aircraft crashed after collision with some tree tops during a turn to land on runway 17 after it experienced difficulties to gain height and also the pilot opened the carburettor heat and lost more height.
Contributory Factor
1. Failure to gain sufficient height during a go-around due to wrong aircraft configuration.
2. Poor student judgement resulting from the situational pressure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Light Aircraft Crashes Into Midrand House
2. Midrand Homeowners Find Aircraft Outside After Big Bang
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Images:
Grand Central, April 21, 2014 14:02 © Bruce Perkins
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2015 13:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Nov-2015 13:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2015 15:30 | Topaz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Photo, ] |
| 08-Nov-2015 15:31 | Topaz | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2015 15:54 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2015 15:55 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 08-Nov-2015 15:55 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Nov-2015 19:25 | Topaz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2015 19:26 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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