# NTSB WPR19WA004: Cessna 172, Midrand, South Africa, October 8, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 8, 2018, 09:20 local (09:20 UTC)
- Place: Midrand, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.000555, 28.106945 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.0006&lon=28.1069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98430/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA004

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 8, 2018, at 0920 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172L airplane, registration ZS-PZT, sustained substantial damage after colliding with the ground during the landing approach at Grand Central Airport, Midrand, South Africa. The pilot and one person on the ground sustained fatal injuries. The Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa, Accident & Incident Investigation Division (AIID) is investigating the accident. 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 accident 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

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-PZT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172 (L)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260377
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Lanseria Flight Centre (Pty) Ltd
- Registered owner: Lanseria Flight Centre (Pty) Ltd
- Destination: FAGC, Midrand
- Airport: FAGC, Grand Central Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Wind: 350° at 5 knots
- Observed at: FAGC

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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