Piper PA-28-140 Accident at Wonderboom Aerodrome (ZS-JLF)

Overview and Flight Details On 15 February 2024, a Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-28-140, registration ZS-JLF, was involved in an accident at Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The aircraft, which had a total airframe time of 15,091.58 hours, was being operated by a 21-year-old male student pilot during a solo consolidation flight under Part 141 of the Civil Aviation Regulations. The flight took place during the day in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The student pilot, who held a valid Student Pilot Licence (SPL) and had 26.4 total flight hours, had completed three circuits with an instructor before taking off for the solo exercise.