ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311567
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 February 2023 |
| Time: | 06:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | Lanseria Flight Centre |
| Registration: | ZS-NSY |
| MSN: | ME-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY/FAWB) |
| Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor and two student pilots on-board a Beech aircraft with registration ZS-NSY took off on a training flight from Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (FAGC) to Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (FAWB) and back.
The flight instructor stated that upon arrival at back FAGC, air traffic control (ATC) cleared the aircraft for landing on runway 17 and one of the student pilots was the pilot flying (PF). Following a normal touchdown at a speed of approximately 65 knots, the flight instructor noticed that the aircraft was drifting to the left of the runway and that the left-side wing was slowly sinking more than the right-side wing. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft to maintain directional control; however, the two left-side propeller blades contacted the runway surface and the aircraft departed from the tarred runway and came to a stop on the grass on the left side of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage; there were no injuries reported.
Probable Cause/s and/or Contributory Factors
The left-side main landing gear A-frame failed during the landing roll due to a fatigue fracture which initiated from the weld metal bead and progressed to the down-lock mechanism.
Contributing Factor(s)
Improper maintenance (non-compliance to AD).
Lack of oversight during the safety audit.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2023 06:41 | harro | Updated |
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