ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237508
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 2020 |
| Time: | 10:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Professional Flight Centre |
| Registration: | ZS-EBC |
| MSN: | 28-1520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Onderstepoort -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY/FAWB) |
| Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY/FAWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020, a student pilot on-board a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee aircraft with registration mark ZS-EBC took off from Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) Runway 11 on a solo-consolidation circuit training flight. The weather conditions at the time of the flight were in accordance with (IAW) visual flight rules (VFR) by day with clear skies. Before the accident flight, the student pilot had completed a pre-solo consolidation circuit training check flight with a Grade III flight instructor and was considered proficient to continue with the exercise after completing three circuits. Thereafter, the instructor had reviewed the weather conditions, which he found to be suitable for the student pilot to continue with the exercise before authorising the flight which was planned to include three circuit patterns. The accident occurred during the second circuit on finals for Runway 11.
The aircraft was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire that erupted, and the student pilot was fatally injured. Post-accident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any signs of airframe failure, flight controls problem, loss of engine power or in-flight fire.
Probable Cause/s:
The investigation revealed that the aircraft flew an extended base leg and passed the extended centreline of Runway 11. To get the aircraft to the final approach path, the student pilot executed a steeper than normal turn and the aircraft entered into a torque roll, descending left spiral. To recover the aircraft from that condition, the student pilot applied more power which resulted in a high-speed turn, increasing the left-wing bank angle from which she lost control; this was followed by an impact with the ground.
Contributing Factor:
The student pilot’s lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://rekordnorth.co.za/179435/pilot-dies-in-north-plane-crash/
https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/ligte-vliegtuig-val-naby-wonderboom-lughawe/
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=231176 (needs login)
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/37175_1557654700.jpg (photo)
https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/grade-11-pretoria-pupil-dies-in-plane-crash-a-few-days-after-her-first-solo-flight-20200701?isapp=true
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 2005 | ZS-EBC | 2.7 nm from Swartruggens | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2020 12:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Jun-2020 14:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2020 16:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2020 16:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2020 16:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2020 11:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2020 14:03 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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