ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272435
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 2 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Micro Aviation B22J Bantam |
| Owner/operator: | Micro Aviation |
| Registration: | ZU-EFZ |
| MSN: | 06-0293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | The Rest airfield in the Nelspruit area, Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Nelspruit (FANS), Mpumalanga |
| Nelspruit (FANS), Mpumalanga | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a passenger took off from Nelspruit on a private scenic flight in the area. The pilot then elected to perform a runway inspection flight at The Rest private airstrip as part of the scenic flight. The pilot flew low over the runway at The Rest airfield and during the climb-out, the pilot allowed the airspeed to decay, resulting in the aircraft stalling at a low altitude during the climb-out and subsequent ground impact. The pilot and passenger were not injured in the accident. The aircraft suffered damage to the fuselage, engine, propeller and wings. Probable Cause The pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed causing the aircraft to enter into a stall from which the pilot was unable to recover
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
S.A. CAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation