ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158721
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 2013 |
| Time: | 11:12 |
| Type: | Zenair CH 250 Zenith |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RAYS |
| MSN: | PFA 113-1046 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skegness/Ingoldmells Airfield, near Skegness, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Skegness/Ingoldmells Airfield (EGNI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Per newspaper report (Skegness Standard 20/8/2013) "A light aircraft has crashed at a private airfield on the outskirts of Skegness. The pilot is thought to have clipped some trees while approaching the Skegness Airfield earlier this afternoon.
A ‘heavy police presence’ is reported to be at the accident site, although a force spokesperson has announced that neither of those on board have suffered serious injuries. “One seems to be completely unhurt although the other may have fractured their ribs,” they said. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot arrived at Skegness Airfield and flew a circuit to check the windsock. He saw that the wind was at 90º to Runway 03, but he had previously decided that Runway 29, which was into wind, was too short for his aircraft so he decided to make an approach on the former. This was done successfully, the pilot experiencing a slight bump on touchdown, following which he eased back on the power and control column, a technique which he described as normal for this type of aircraft.
Suddenly there was a second, more solid, bump and bounce and the aircraft rose several feet into the air with the nose slightly raised. At this point, the pilot decided to go around and applied power but the aircraft, veered sharply left toward a hedge and line of trees running parallel to the runway. It struck these and came to a halt before the pilot could correct the heading. He states that he believes he was startled by the unexpected bounce and may have been too slow to react".
Damage to airframe: Damage to wings, propeller, landing gear and canopy Aircraft presumably damaged beyond economic repair, as the registration G-RAYS was cancelled on 30 September 2013 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f4aeed915d13740004ff/Zenair_Ch_250_Zenith__G-RAYS_12-13.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=54395
4. http://www.microlightforum.com/showthread.php?9241-crash-at-skegness
5. http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/light-aircraft-crash-at-skegness-airfield-1-5402712
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 2012 | G-RAYS | Private | 0 | Sywell Aerodrome, Hall Farm, Sywell, Northamptonshire | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 05:24 | FERRYAIR | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 07:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities] |
| 25-Aug-2013 17:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2014 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 15:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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