ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179401
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 September 2015 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: | Cyclone AX2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BYJM |
| MSN: | 7523 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | HKS 700E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manton, SW of Marlborough, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clench Common Airfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire (EG20) |
| Elm Tree Park Airfield, Manton, Wiltshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 08-09-2015, the aircraft impacted grassland terrain next to P&M Aviation (Elm Tree Park) airfield in Manton, northwest of Clench Common Airfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants on board received undetermined injuries. According to a press release by Wiltshire Police:
"Shortly before 4.30pm on Tuesday a light aircraft crashed into a field in Manton near Marlborough. The two men on board the aircraft were taken to hospital via land ambulance but are not believed to have life changing injuries. One had a chest injury, the other a back injury. Officers attended the scene and are liaising with the Aviation Authority. The circumstances surrounding the collision are not yet known but will be subject to investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101."
UPDATE: According to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident...
"During the outbound flight from Clench Common, the pilot felt that the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude and he performed a precautionary landing at a nearby airfield to investigate. Following checks of the airframe and engine, he took the aircraft for a solo circuit, during which it performed normally. He decided to return to the departure airfield with his passenger but, shortly after takeoff, the engine power again appeared to be insufficient to maintain altitude. The pilot decided to force-land in a field, during which the aircraft was badly damaged. No reason was found why the engine might not have been able to deliver full power."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Fuselage tube snapped, landing gear collapsed, forward compression strut snapped, and deformation of cockpit tube frame". As a result, the airframe was deemed as "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-BYJM was cancelled by the CAA on 11-01-2016 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57680b10e5274a0da30000bd/Cyclone_AX2000_G-BYJM_07-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BYJM
3. http://www.indexwiltshire.co.uk/emergency-services-called-out-to-plane-crash-near-marlborough/
4. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/wiltshire_news/13656905.Pilot_survives_microlight_crash_at_Manton/
5. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
6. http://www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk/news/news-in-brief/4706-police-need-information-about-light-aircraft-crash-at-manton
7. http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2015-09-09/microlight-crashes-in-marlborough/
8. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://airportguide.com/airport/United_Kingdom/England/Clench_Common-EG20/]
9. http://www.gsaviation.co.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2015 04:56 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Sep-2015 16:58 | Chieftain | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:31 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 01:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 02:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2016 18:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2016 18:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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