ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246695
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| Date: | Monday 11 January 2021 |
| Time: | 09:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Kitplanes for Africa Safari LSA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-IJZ |
| MSN: | 027-03-16 SAF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N4 highway near Kroon Airfield, Pretoria -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kroon Airfield |
| Kroon Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Monday 11 January 2021, a pilot on-board a Safari LSA aircraft with registration mark ZU-IJZ took off from Runway (RWY) 11 at Kroon Airfield in Gauteng. The intention was to fly to Bundu Airfield, located 3km east of Kroon Airfield, to practise circuit and landing exercises before returning to Kroon Airfield.
The pilot reported that he started up the engines and proceeded to do pre-take-off checks. Once satisfied, he took off from RWY 11 without incident. When the aircraft levelled off, his turbo boost had reduced to 35 inches from 38 inches, and it continued to drop. He then realised that he had to prepare for an emergency landing as the
aircraft was gradually losing power. He carried out the emergency procedures used at the airfield in the event of an emergency after take-off; and he elected to land on the gravel highway. However, just before touch down, the aircraft stalled, and the left wing dropped. The left wheel of the main landing gear impacted the sand ridge created by the grader and the aircraft veered off to the left and up the embankment on the side of
the highway. The aircraft sustained damage to the right main landing gear, tail landing gear, right-side wing, rear fuselage and tail section. The pilot sustained minor injuries during the accident.
Probable Cause/s and/or Contributory Factors
It is likely that during take-off, the fuel pressure regulator failed, resulting in a drop of fuel pressure to below 0.25 bar and, thus, the engine was unable to provide sufficient power to sustain flight. The cause of the fuel pressure regulator failure could not be established as the tests did not reveal any abnormalities.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/n4-plane-crash-landing-pretoria-photos-video/
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-01-12-watch-pilot-makes-dramatic-emergency-landing-on-n4-highway/
CAA S.A.
https://www.infozone.tv/?p=10927
http://avcom.co.za/airport2/aircraftlist.php?start=12241
https://www.microflyers.co.za/kroon-airfield/
http://kitplanesforafrica.co.za/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2021 21:47 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Jan-2021 00:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 18:04 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2021 08:13 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-Mar-2021 08:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 12-Jun-2021 17:09 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 23-Dec-2021 20:20 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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