ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173995
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| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2002 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: | Avid Mark IV Speedwing |
| Owner/operator: | Gary Evans & Bernard Weston Evans |
| Registration: | G-FOLD |
| MSN: | PFA 189-1204 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Otherton Airfield, Micklewood Lane, Penkridge, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Otherton Airfield. Penkridge, Staffordshire |
| Otherton Airfield. Penkridge, Staffordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22 August 2002 when crashed at Otherton Airfield. Micklewood Lane, Penkridge. Staffordshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"As the owners [of G-FOLD] were not qualified pilots, they intended to let a member of the local flying club familiarise himself with the aircraft before flying with them. This pilot had not flown the Avid Speedwing before but owned and regularly flew a Kitfox aircraft, which is similar.
The day following the test flight, the pilot visually checked the aircraft and made several high-speed taxi runs. With the owner's assistance, the aircraft was refueled and the pilot commenced his solo familiarisation flight.
During his pre take-off checks, the pilot verified that the controls were moving freely and in the correct sense. As he accelerated down the grass Runway 34, he felt a 'bump' and heard a distinct 'crack' at approximately 65 mph. The takeoff was continued and, as the aircraft became airborne, there began an uncommanded gentle roll to the left. A witness on the ground observed a short period of level flight before the roll commenced.
Application of right roll demand failed to correct the roll and the pilot reported that the left bank increased as he applied right stick input, but at no time did he feel any restriction to movement of the control stick.
At approximately 100 feet agl and 85 mph, the aircraft began to descend with an increasing angle of bank. The pilot reduced power momentarily, which increased the nose down attitude. Full power and full up elevator were applied. Just prior to impact, the pilot applied full left rudder in order that the right side of the aircraft would take the full force of the impact.
A witness stated that the aircraft appeared to be turning back towards the airfield as if to make an emergency landing. Further witness and pilot reports suggested that the aircraft struck the ground initially with the left wing or landing gear and rapidly rolled onto the right wing, with the aircraft slewing through 90° to the left before coming to a halt. The pilot was able to extricate himself from the wreckage without assistance, but subsequently required hospital treatment".
As the AAIB report confirms, G-FOLD was "Damaged beyond economic repair"; as a result the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 26 September 2003
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f69540f0b6134600065d/dft_avsafety_pdf_023415.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=FOLD
3. http://www.laa-archive.org.uk/results.php?q=Avid%20Speed%20Wing&fields=model
4. G-FOLD at Cranfield on 2-7-1994: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peamasher/3011844219
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2015 14:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Feb-2015 14:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2016 00:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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