Microlight Crash - Limpopo

[Alkemac]

Not a good start to the week...

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/ ... h-20150525

[Grumpy]

Condolences to Family friends and loved ones. R.I.P fellow flyers

[klein]

Condolences to Family friends and loved ones. R.I.P

Sterkte Jannie, Ons bid vir genade en genesing.

[witwillem]

Dissie goeie nuus nie , sterkte aan alle familie en vrinne witwillem

[TerenceE]

Geepers...

Just read about Walter de Lange from Kempton as well. This is terrible.

Not doing my negotiations at home any good for trying to buy my first trike.

Is there any way the details of what cause crashes are made available to light sport aircraft/microlight owners after the investigations are done?

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones.

[Tumbleweed]

Terence, official reports are released about 3 years later but are quite sterile. Reports are not to apportion blame but rather look if structural failure might have contributed to the cause.

Talk to your instructor or some high milers and you might get a more realistic opinion.

[Bundy]

Geepers...

Not doing my negotiations at home any good for trying to buy my first trike.

Is there any way the details of what cause crashes are made available to light sport aircraft/microlight owners after the investigations are done?

TW is correct in all respects. If you go to the CAA website you will find 100's of Accident/Incident reports which are public record and you can browse them as you see fit, but unfortunately they are often filled with false information and suspect conclusions.
The fact that the investigations get passed from official to official and are often written by people who have zero experience on that particular aircraft type does not create an accurate investigative environment?

More often than not, pilots are left to draw their own conclusions regardless of the reports outcome.

Fear not Terrence, our aircraft are not death traps. Structural failure and fatalities are actually very uncommon...the greatest cause of accidents is the pilot himself. Let me save you some reading...

Poor Planning
Poor Maintenance
Poor Discipline (respecting rules, weather, limitations etc etc)
Poor Judgement

These probably account for more than 90% of all general aviation accidents....and have nothing to do with the actual aircraft type.

An old saying..." the weakest link is the fleshy bit between the seat and the controls"

The good news is...YOU control all these things, and YOU have the power to dictate how safe you allow your flying to be.

Have fun...and FLY SAFE!

[TerenceE]

Thanks TW and Bundy! Will surely keep that in mind!

[BananBoy]

Terrible news ... agree with Bundy.

I also believe training to be major factor , a good instructor , not just one that teaches you to fly , but also to maintain your trike.

Another aspect , which is not revealed in how often does the pilot fly , or last flown , you may hundreds of hours , but if you flew 6 months ago , you became rusty.

In the words of a good friend Gavin Lundie .... Fly often or don't fly at all.