ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141935
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 2012 |
| Time: | 11:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Awyr Cymru Cyf |
| Registration: | G-BWHF |
| MSN: | 31-7612076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-F2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Mountain, Near Leighton, E of Welshpool, Powys, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Welshpool Airport, Powys (EGCW) |
| Welshpool Airport, Powys (EGCW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commander was carrying out a flight to re-familiarise himself with the aircraft. After departing Welshpool and flying in the local area, he rejoined the circuit, was on the base leg and configured for landing when the aircraft struck cloud covered trees on the upper slope of Long Mountain (Welsh: Cefn Digoll) near Leighton, east of Welshpool, Powys, Wales. The aircraft then impacted a grass field where it caught fire. Both pilots were fatally injured.
AAIB Conclusion: The aircraft struck the tops of the trees located on the upper slope of Long Mountain, while descending for a visual approach to land on Runway 22 at Welshpool Airport. The trees were probably not visible to the pilots because of cloud covering the upper slopes.
The AAIB report notes that the aircraft was "destroyed"; as a result, the registration G-BWHF was cancelled by the CAA on 12/9/2012
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fe1ee5274a1314000921/Piper_PA-31-325_Navajo_C-R_G-BWHF_08-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-16619697
4. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/01/18/two-killed-as-plane-crashes-on-mountain/
5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/two-killed-in-wales-aircraft-crash-6291268.html
NTSB
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Mountain_(Powys)
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1148586/
9. http://web.archive.org/web/20160707043116/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2012/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-welshpool-wales-2-killed/
10. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000132579.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2012 10:15 | harro | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 10:19 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 18-Jan-2012 11:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2012 03:42 | mlstokes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 27-Jan-2012 21:54 | Geno | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2012 12:06 | biggles1 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2012 13:15 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2012 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 04:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 04:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Dec-2016 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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