# NTSB WPR18WA281: Zenith CH610 HD, Germiston, South Africa, May 12, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 12, 2018, 07:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place: Germiston, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.241945, 28.142499 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.2419&lon=28.1425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA281
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98497/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA281

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 12, 2018, about 0730 Universal Coordinated time, a Zenith Zodiac CH 610 HD airplane, ZU-FFA, touched down and overturned about 100 meters short of runway 11 at Rand Airport, Germiston, South Africa, following a loss of engine power. The pilot sustained unspecified injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged during the forced landing in a savannah. The flight was conducted under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. The airplane was registered to another individual. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of South Africa. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of South Africa. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 0 11 545-1000 +27 0 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail: mail@caa.co.za Fax: +27 0 11 545 1465 Website: http://www.caa.co.za

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZU-FFA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ZENITH CH610 HD
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Destination: FAGM, Germiston
- Airport: FAGM, Rand Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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