ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145715
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 18-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 18:23 LT |
| Type: | Team Minimax 93 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CBPL |
| C/n / msn: | PFA 186-1310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Newnham Way, Ashwell, near Baldock, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft struck the ground in an erect spin and the pilot was seriously injured. The pilot had flown flexwing aircraft for several years but had very little experience flying three-axis aircraft.
Conclusion:
The investigation did not reveal any pre-existing mechanical defects that would have affected the flight. The accident pilot’s ability to control the aircraft may have been influenced by his lack of training or experience in three-axis aircraft and by his greater familiarity with flexwing aircraft. The aircraft was only permitted to fly in the hands of a designated test pilot who, had he been given this opportunity, may have been able to identify any unacceptable characteristics.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/april_2013/team_minimax_93__g_cbpl.cfm
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Plane-crash-near-Royston-18052012.htm
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2012-05-19/pilot-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-crash/
http://www.heart.co.uk/cambridge/news/local/royston-plane-crash-man-critical/
http://forums.bmaa.org/default.aspx?f=15&m=115083
http://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-00qnew0tj.RefLocID-00q00300a.Lang-EN.htm
http://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/pilot_hospitalised_with_life_threatening_injuries_after_ashwell_plane_crash_1_1382758
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2012 01:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-May-2012 13:21 | sharla | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 19-May-2012 21:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 09-Sep-2012 11:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 19:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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