Accident Cessna 210L V5-VVJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146683
 
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Date:Friday 6 July 2012
Time:15:30 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic C210 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 210L
Owner/operator:Scenic Air
Registration: V5-VVJ
MSN: 21061520
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Swakopmund Airport - FYSM, Swakopmund -   Namibia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Mushara (Etosha)
Destination airport:SWP/FYSM
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
While on approach to Swakopmund Airport - FYSM, Swakopmund, the aircraft, a Cessna 210M Centurion, V5-VVJ, force landed gear-up for undetermined reasons, sustaining substantial damage.
The pilot and four passengers received non-life threatening injuries.

Probable Cause/s
1. Human error.
Contributing factor/s
1 Fuel mismanagement.
2 Improper flight planning.
3 Deviation from regulations and SOPs.
4 Improper oversight

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.informante.web.na/?option=com_content&view=article&id=11579%3Aprobe-into-plane-crash-completed&catid=19%3Ainside-pages&Itemid=100
The Namibian News Paper
https://www.namibian.com.na/news-articles/national/full-story/archive/2012/july/article/plane-crash-near-swakopmund/
nhttp://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?49990-C210-down-near-Swakopmund-on-Friday
https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=1030159_
http://www.mwt.gov.na/documents/98944/100185/6._V5-VVJ_FINAL_REPORT_Amm_1.pdf/6e2ecec0-729a-4fdd-b1a0-f2e33c872f51

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jul-2012 07:51 AIRWOLF No.1 Added
10-Jul-2012 09:01 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jul-2012 09:01 Geno Updated [[Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]
11-Jul-2012 01:33 Anon. Updated [Cn]
02-Mar-2013 13:08 harro Updated [Source, Narrative]
12-May-2020 08:00 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-May-2020 08:01 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]
12-May-2020 08:02 harro Updated [Source, Accident report, ]

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