What happened
On 10 May 2010, a Piper PA28-181, registration ZS-KHW, was conducting a daytime cross-country flight from Rand Airport toward Mafikeng Airport. While flying near Potchefstroom in the North-West Province, the aircraft suffered an uncontained engine failure.
Despite the emergency, the pilot successfully transmitted a Mayday call and managed to execute a forced landing in an open stretch of grass field. The weather conditions at the time of the incident were reported as fine. The pilot escaped the aircraft with no injuries, though the aircraft sustained damage to its propeller and nose gear following the impact with the terrain.