What happened
On 16 May 2002, a Cessna 401B, registered as ZS-JGW, was operating an international charter flight from FAJS to FBSK. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and six passengers at the time of the occurrence. The flight proceeded under fine weather conditions. After the aircraft successfully landed at FBSK, the incident occurred during the taxi phase as the crew moved toward the apron area. During this taxi, the left-hand main landing gear collapsed.
The investigation
SACAA AIID examined the circumstances surrounding the gear failure following the landing at FBSK. The investigation focused on the sequence of events from the completion of the landing through the taxiing process to the point of the structural failure. The investigation confirmed that there were zero fatalities and zero injuries resulting from the incident.