ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273340
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| Date: | Friday 25 July 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-OBA |
| MSN: | 30-1601 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Papiesvlakte -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | FAGC |
| Papiesvlakte | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 25 July 2003, at approximately 1533Z the pilot, accompanied by 2 passengers, landed at Papiesvlakte after a private flight from FAGC. After the landing the pilot taxied into a hole on the dirt runway, which caused the nose landing gear to collapse. The propellers made contact with the ground and the right-hand main landing gear also collapsed, causing the right-hand wing to bend. According to available documentation the aircraft was correctly maintained. Fine weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot taxied into a hole on the runway, causing the nose landing gear and the right-hand landing gear to collapse.
Sources:
S.A. CAA
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 2022 | ZS-OBA | 0 | Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) | |
sub | |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2022 06:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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