Plane hits vehicles during an emergency landing
Mr Jamie Chance of Tonetti Farm was on the road to Low's Creek flew in the area that afternoon when his plane experienced a loss of power.
MALALANE – A routine flight almost ended tragically on December 21 when the aircraft suddenly experienced engine failure and the pilot had to perform an emergency landing on the N4.
The landing was performed about two kilometres from the Nkomazi Toll Plaza.
Mr Jamie Chance of Tonetti Farm was on the road to Low’s Creek flew in the area that afternoon when his plane experienced a loss of power.
According to Mr Pieter du Plooy, a paramedic of Securicon Lowveld, Chance purchased the plane about four months ago.
“The aircraft was serviced by Mercy Air in Gauteng about three weeks prior to the incident and he flew it back to Low’s Creek without any hassle. The week before, he also undertook a flight to Hoedspruit without any problems,” Du Plooy said.
Chance managed to execute a safe landing, but two cars were hit in the process. Spokesman for community safety, security and liaison, Mr Joseph Mabuza, said neither the occupants in the vehicles nor Chance sustained any injuries. Spokesman for TRAC N4,
Ms Solange Soares, said traffic flow on the N4 was affected by the accident, but everything was back to normal soon after. “One lane was closed as a result but was later opened at about 18:00,” she said.
