ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189089
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 2004 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Southdown Puma Sprint Microlight |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MNFX |
| MSN: | SN1231/0079 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arclid Airfield, Hemmingshaw Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Egerton Green, near Nantwich, Cheshure |
| Arclid Airfield, Hemmingshaw Lane, Sandbach, Cheshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft departed from its home airfield at Egerton Green, near Nantwich, for a local flight to Arclid where the pilot intended to land before returning to Egerton. The pilot reported that the weather conditions were smooth and the windsock at Arclid was seen to be hanging limply. The approach height and speed for a landing on Runway 02 were normal and the microlight touched down rear wheels first.
As the nose wheel was lowered the microlight rolled-over forwards causing the pilot and passenger to be seriously injured even though the passenger in the rear seat was restrained in the aircraft by his four-point harness and the pilot by his lap strap.
A witness who landed shortly after the accident reported that the weather was "warm and dry with a wind speed and direction of 10 mph and 200º". The condition of the 420 metres grass runway was observed as dry and firm
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damaged beyond economic repair". as a result, the registration G-MNFX was cancelled by the CAA on 15-02-2005 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f8a3ed915d13740006e5/dft_avsafety_pdf_033328.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MNFX
3. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/200501.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2016 13:45 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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