A Twin in the Trees
Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.
CAA ACCIDENT REPORT SUMMARY
Date of Accident: 25 May 2006
Time of Accident: 1045Z
Aircraft Registration: ZS - SWI
Type of Aircraft: Piper PA-30
Pilot Licence: Commercial
Licence Valid: No
Age: 33
Total Flying Hours: 1327.5
Hours on Type: 2.4
Last point of Departure: Lanseria Aerodrome 20 nm SW of Pretoria Next point of Intended Landing: Lanseria Aerodrome Location of the Accident Site On private property in close proximity to Lanseria Aerodrome
Meteorological Information: CAVOK
Number of People on Board: 1+2
No. of People Injured: 2
No. of People Killed: 0
SYNOPSIS
The flight instructor and two pilots under training took off at approximately 1000Z on a training flight from Lanseria Aerodrome en route to the General Flying Area. The aircraft returned to Lanseria Aerodrome at approximately 1047Z and landed on Runway 06R with
