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    A Twin in the Trees

    Feb 16, 2019 6 minutes
    JIM DAVIS

    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

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