ACCIDENT REPORT: JIM DAVIS
A I R CR A F T AC CI DENT
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• This report is to promote aviation safety and not to establish legal liability. • Unless stated otherwise all times are local (Bravo time) • The CAA’s report contains padding, repetition, poor English and incompetence. So, in the interest of clarity and readability, I have had to correct and paraphrase extensively
SENECA FUEL CROSS FEEDS SYNOPSIS After take-off from Runway 12 the aircraft climbed to approximately 250 ft AGL when the left hand engine RPM suddenly decreased from 2450 rpm to 1500 rpm. The pilot reported that he then advanced both power levers, but the left engine failed completely.
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AC CI DENT R EP OR T : Aircraft Registration: ZS-KFT Date of Accident: 8 October 2012 Time of Accident: 1146Z Type of Aircraft: Piper-34-200T Type of Operation: Private (Part 91) Pilot-in-command Licence Type: Commercial Age: 20 Licence Valid: Yes Pilot-in-command Flying Experience Total Flying Hours: 531,0 Hours on Type 66,9 Last point of departure: Runway 12 at Bethlehem Aerodrome (FABM). Next point of intended landing: Lanseria International Airport (FALA). Location of the accident site: Panorama residential area, Bethlehem 21’02 /20’10” at 5 561ft AMSL. Met Info Wind: 090˚/11kt; Visibility: 10 km; Temperature: 23˚C; 1/8 Cloud cover. The density altitude was 7 573 ft Number of people on board: 1 + 0 No. of people injured: 0 No. of people killed: 0
He executed a left turn in order to turn back towards the runway and executed a forced landing on an open field at the western side of the aerodrome. The aircraft rolled for approximately 400 metres before it which it went through a ditch and collided with a fence and a street light pole.
