Pilot behind incident failed exam more than once

[Kornhub]

Port Elizabeth - A pilot who was responsible for an incident at the airport in Mthatha in which an airforce plane was practically written off had more than once failed her flight training.

Instructors had apparently said Captain M S Mandaka was not pilot material and should “never again be considered as a pilot”, reported Beeld.

But three weeks ago Mandaka was trying to land the plane and probably because of following incorrect procedures, caused the C-47TP Dakota with 16 soldiers on board to hop twice on landing and fall into a deep ditch next to the runway.

The plane was seriously damaged and would probably be written off.

The incident also caused delays at the airport and other commercial flights to Mthatha had to be cancelled.

The airforce said it was investigating the matter.

Instructors apparently said they felt she would never pass her training and Mandaka had flown 400 flight hours to qualify as pilot although 180 hours were usually required.

Colleagues said she was a top navigator and apparently believed this made up for her dubious piloting skills.



- News24

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Pilot-behind-incident-twice-failed-exam-20121122

 

[ponder]

Promotion to SAA is on the cards.

 

[skimread]

Do military planes fall under the civil aviation authority? I don't think so but if so at least the investigation results could be made public.

 

[ponder]

http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5285

There are two types of taildragger pilots... Those who have gone farming... and those who WILL go farming.

 

[STS]

women drivers.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

/waits for the BEE comments

 

[Franna]

Weird that comments are disabled on the News24 article!

 

[Bizkit87]

/waits for the BEE comments

Is this not a perfect example of BEE gone wrong ?

 

[nightjar]

Promotion to SAA is on the cards.

Pity she will not be promoted to Presidential pilot.
Zuma certainly won't trust any BEE appointment with his life or legal affairs.

 

[Type RSA]

Bwahahahahahaha.... Dunno how she made it there, but yeah!! Well done!!

 

[STS]

Is this not a perfect example of BEE gone wrong ?

it's not a sign of BEE, it's a sign of incompetence. if someone fails an exam, they don't pass, period.
plenty of people fail their drivers multiple times, eventually pass and still cause an accident, regardless of BEE

 

[Bizkit87]

it's not a sign of BEE, it's a sign of incompetence. if someone fails an exam, they don't pass, period.
plenty of people fail their drivers multiple times, eventually pass and still cause an accident, regardless of BEE

i see you point, except, slight difference in getting a public road driving license, and a pilot's license for military aircraft’s. Especially since the instructors 'allegedly' said she'll be no good as a pilot

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

i see you point, except, slight difference in getting a public road driving license, and a pilot's license for military aircraft’s. Especially since the instructors 'allegedly' said she'll be no good as a pilot

Yeah public road license is more dangerous because it exposes me to the incompetence of others. I'd much rather have her park a plane in a ditch than park her car on my bonnet.

 

[KhoisanX]

To think that 6877 has been flying since 1943, imagine the stories that airplane could tell.

 

[FNfal]

This one was lucky.
I seen the same thing happen with a chopper pilot except he killed himself and 3 members of his family .
Some people are just not meant to be pilots.

 

[Celine]

taxi driver?

 

[upup]

Weird that comments are disabled on the News24 article!

they do because , it will be racist comments and they don't want to display the truth.
lots of their comments are like that.

 

[Mila]

How was she allowed to fly? Same with thes small planes these days. Née hoor.

 

[Quest10n]

taxi driver?

Taxi driver's wife/mistress maybe...

 

[Vrotappel]

Shame give her another change (with Zuma on board).