Bad week in Zimbabwe

[patrick55]

Bit of a bad week in Zimbabwe (Back home), The guy who owns the bushbaby took 8 years to complete his build and after 3 hours flight time, his gear collapsed while TAXIING ! Also, a Lambada went down, Propeller feathered at low level (possible pilot error I think), plane pretty much a write off but thank god noone was injured in either accident. Will post pics of Lambada soon !

 

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[dazza 38]

Hi Patrick, did the bushbaby have safety cables on the main undercarriage, which prevents total failure if the bungees break? Its a real shame to see any A/c, especialy a new aircraft with damage.

 

 

[patrick55]

Hi Dazza

 

I believe it did have the safety cables but they were not installed properly. Poor guy, I was there when they did the initial flight testing and I don't think I have seen a happier man ! Not quite sure how it was approved for flight without the cables being checked.