ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161088
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| Date: | Monday 30 September 2013 |
| Time: | 10:52 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TB10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CFME |
| MSN: | 1795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Downside RC School, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Radstock, Somerset. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Farm Strip, Taunton, Somerset |
| Henlow, Bedfordshire (EGWE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Poor weather was forecast along the planned route, with low cloud and poor visibility. The pilot obtained only minimal meteorological information beforehand, which led him to believe that conditions were suitable. When the aircraft encountered the poor weather, it started circling and descended to a very low level. It came within close proximity of a tower, forcing the pilot to carry out an avoiding manoeuvre. This placed the aircraft in an unusual attitude at low height and in very poor visibility, a situation the pilot had neither the training nor experience from which to recover.
The plane hit trees behind the playing field in the ground of Downside Roman Catholic School at Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Radstock, near Bath, Somerset. Emergency services were called to the scene: The first 999 call was made at 10:52 hours local time by the witnesses closest to the accident site, immediately on hearing the sound of impact. Several witnesses reported a strong smell of fuel at the site. An ambulance arrived on scene at 11:09 hours local time and it was established that the pilot had suffered fatal injuries.
G-CFME was jointly owned by Glen Maurice Paeckmeyer and Bilhar Balbir Singh. According to the CAA database, the status of the former was changed to "deceased", which would indicate that he was the fatal casualty.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-24335216
2. http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/somerset_news/10707383.Plane_crashes_near_school_in_Somerset/
3. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/Pilot-killed-aircraft-crashes-grounds-Somerset/story-19864995-detail/story.html
4. http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2013-10-01/police-reveal-name-of-dead-pilot/
5. http://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/news/10707383.Pilot_dies_after_Somerset_plane_crash/
6. https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/newsroom/_
7. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1382564/
9. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/socata-tb10-tobago-g-cfme-30-september-2013
Media:
The AAIB has deployed a team to investigate an accident involving a light aircraft near Stratton on the Fosse
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) September 30, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2013 15:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2013 14:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 01-Oct-2013 15:48 | sharla82 | Updated [Registration] |
| 01-Oct-2013 15:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2013 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2013 18:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 19-Apr-2014 23:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2014 06:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 10:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2015 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 12-Feb-2016 00:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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