Conduct Issues at Franschoek site
The recent events at the Mont Rochelle site in Franschoek have highlighted a few issues in our local flying community, primarily regarding communication, protocols and site briefings.
Louis Stanford
Hang-gliding accident at Long Tom Pass
On 17 April 2021, an experienced hang-gliding pilot had an unfortunate accident at the Long Tom Pass launch site near Lydenburg.
Paragliding accident at Betty’s Bay
On 27th March 2021, a pilot on the dunes near Betty’s Bay, was involved in a paragliding accident.
Speedflying and BASE jumping in South Africa
The SACAA issued a General Notice GAD-001 relating to BASE jumping and Speedflying in South Africa.
Paragliding accident at Port Elizabeth
On 4th March 2021, a pilot flying at Lady Slipper near Port Elizabeth, was involved in a paragliding accident.
Part 106 Survey Results
We would like to thank the SAHPA members who participated in the Part 106 Survey.
Part 106 Survey
In 2020, the SAHPA committee embarked on a project to move SAHPA out of Part 62, to a proposed new Part 106.
Fatal speed-flying accident at Lions Head
SAHPA regrets to hear of a young male pilot who was involved in a speed-flying accident at Lion’s Head on Saturday afternoon, 20th February 2021.
Anonymous Incident Reports
We have recently received several anonymous incident reports made through the Incident/Accident Report form. The SAHPA committee has considered each of these, and we find that these do not qualify as incidents.
Incidents, Accidents & Fatalities in 2019 and 2020
This summary overview has been compiled by the Safety Manager, and is based on Incidents, Accidents and Fatalities reported to the SAHPA office during the period January 2019 to February 2021.