ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189870
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2007 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: | MW6-S Fatboy Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MZNE |
| MSN: | PFA 164-13120 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582-48 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 nm north-west of Yeatsall Farm, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yeatsall Farm, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire |
| Yeatsall Farm, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 05-05-2007: The aircraft became inverted following a precautionary landing in a soft field 1/2 nautical mile north-west of Yeatsall Farm, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire. The pilot - the sole person on board - sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The MW6-S Fatboy Flyer is a three-axis microlight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 390 kg. The aircraft had departed from the farm strip at Yeatsall Farm, Abbots Bromley, for a local flight. Shortly after takeoff the pilot noticed that he lacked elevator control so he decided to make a precautionary landing in a field. During the landing, on soft ground, the aircraft inverted. The pilot sustained a minor injury to his ankle.
The pilot later determined that the elevator trim was set to a landing setting and he had missed this during his
pre-takeoff checks".
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Not specified by pilot". Although the damage was not specified, it was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economical repair", as the registration G-MZNE was cancelled by the CAA as "Permanently withdrawn from use", although not until 22-10-2010, over three years later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f3ee40f0b61342000453/MW6-S_Fatboy_Flyer__G-MZNE_09-08.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MZNE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2016 14:31 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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