Aircraft was privately owned and based at Vereeniging. It flew less than 40 hours per year. "Inkwe" is Zulu and translates to "Leopard".

It's all hands to the pump as more yellow jackets try to figure out how to get the MD83's right undercarriage wheel out of earth after a neat bit of taxiing by the Spanair pilot. The aircraft was finally removed after 2 1/2 hours. I bet the passengers were not too happy.

Aircraft usually turn left when entering runway 23 but this pilot decided to backtrack for a full length departure which requires a right turn and then a 180 degree turn but he misjudged it and went off the taxiway resulting in the right undercarriage wheel sinking into the earth. It was stuck here for 2 1/2 hours causing aircraft to divert to other airports.