Beechcraft 58 ZS-JYD

Summary

On 3 April 2018 at about 06:12 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered ZS-JYD was involved in an incident near East London, South Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 April 2018 at 06:12

Classification

Incident

Location

East London, South Africa

Nearest airport

East London (FAEL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

ZS-JYD

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Alfred → East London

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

WPR18WA117

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 3, 2018, at 0612 coordinated universal time, a Beechcraft 58 Baron airplane, registration ZS-JYD, sustained minor damage after the nose gear collapsed during landing at East London (FAEL), Eastern Cape, South Africa. The pilot, sole occupant, was not injured.The Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa, Accident & Incident Investigation Division (AIID) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the AIID in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.