ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272782
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Date: | Friday 29 July 2005 |
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Type: | Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | ZU-DRS |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rand Aerodrome dumping area -
South Africa
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Departure airport: | Rand Aerodrome (FAGM) |
Destination airport: | Rand Aerodrome (FAGM) |
Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot, accompanied by a passenger (also a pilot), took off from runway 29 at Rand Aerodrome (FAGM) with the intention of practising circuits and landings. During the second touch-and-go, as they became airborne, the engine stopped and the aircraft crashed next to the threshold of runway 11. The aircraft was substantially damaged in the accident, and both occupants were fatally injured. An examination of the aircraft fuel system revealed that a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) thread seal tape found in the carburettor fuel inlet port and also in the fuel metering valve had restricted the fuel flow to the carburettor. It is clear that this had led to fuel starvation, which resulted in the engine stoppage. Probable Cause Loss of positive climb-rate after rotation due to engine stoppage as a result of fuel starvation, caused by a restriction in the carburettor metering valve by PTFE thread tape. Contributing factor: Non-adherence to Standard Practices (SP) during maintenance.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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