ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194833
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| Date: | Saturday 15 April 2017 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: | Pennec Gaz'Aile 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | W16-US |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a field, Les Mal-Batis, Saint-Genis d'Hiersac - Charente -
 France
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Private air strip (Near Dorgeville) |
| Private air strip (Near Dorgeville) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from a private runway for a test flight in order to obtain the final identification card for his ultralight. During the initial climb, the ultralight hit a hedge of trees located on the left of the axis. Unbalanced, it collided with the ground with a high pitch attitude. It turned over on its back and caught fire on impact. The conscious but seriously injured pilot was extracted from the wreckage by a witness of the accident. He died later in hospital.
Contributing factors:
- The underestimation of the change in take-off performance due to the propeller change, which reduced the margin of error by overcoming obstacles.
- Insufficient correction of the crosswind effects that led the pilot to move to the left of the runway centerline.
- The lack of maintenance of the vegetation located immediately to the left of the runway. flight gap mentioned in the conditions of approval of the aerodrome private.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-to-the-microlight-gazaile-2-identified-w16-us-on-15042017-at-saint-cybardeaux/
https://www.sudouest.fr/2017/04/15/crash-d-ulm-en-charente-son-pilote-grievement-blesse-3369770-813.php
http://www.charentelibre.fr/2017/04/15/saint-genis-de-hiersac-son-aeronef-se-crashe-300-m-apres-le-decollage-un-homme-gravement-blesse,3096804.php
https://www.sudouest.fr/2017/04/16/crash-d-un-ulm-en-charente-le-pilote-d-ulm-n-a-pas-survecu-3370629-813.php
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=4S561S2CouE
http://gazaile2.free.fr/
Images:
Media:
Accident d'ULM à Saint-Genis d'Hiersac : l... par CharenteLibre
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2017 12:38 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 15-Apr-2017 12:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2017 14:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2017 09:00 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2017 16:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 01:40 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Jun-2017 15:14 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 12-Nov-2020 16:13 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 05-Mar-2021 08:33 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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