ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196745
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 2017 |
| Time: | 11:07 LT |
| Type: |  Piper L-18C Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BIYJ |
| MSN: | 18-1000 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pilmuir Farm, Lundin Links, Leven, Fife -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pilmuir Farm, Lundin Links, Leven, Fife |
| Pilmuir Farm, Lundin Links, Leven, Fife | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances, contemporary newspaper reports (see link #1) show the aircraft inverted on the Lundin Links Golf Course, near Pilmuir Road, Largo, Fife. The 75-year-old pilot (the sole person on board) was injured in the crash, and taken to the Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment. However, police say that he has suffered what are believed to be non life-threatening injuries. No other passengers were involved in the incident. Two fire engines were dispatched to the scene as a precaution and remained on standby.
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on November 9, 2017, and the following is the summary from that report...
"The pilot took off from the farm strip, which he has flown from for 23 years, to prepare for a skills test to revalidate his licence. He completed several circuits and manoeuvres, including a satisfactory practice of a baulked landing, before making his final approach to Runway 03. There was a north-easterly wind of approximately 6 knots and no unusual turbulence was apparent during the approach but, after touching down and rolling approximately 25 metres, the aircraft suddenly swung right. The pilot reacted by increasing power and taking off again, but he could not prevent the aircraft’s right wing from striking a stationary combine harvester.
After being flipped upside down, the aircraft came to rest with the engine stopped and the pilot was able to turn off the electrics, undo his seat belt and escape through the door onto the upturned right wing. His assessment was that a sudden gust of wind caused the aircraft to swing right. He later discovered that, just before the accident occurred, a person spraying nearby crops experienced squally conditions which caused them to suspend their work."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report the airframe sustained "Extensive" damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59e9f4e7e5274a11ac1c499e/Piper_L18C_Super_Cub_G-BIYJ_11-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BIYJ
3. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/182784/__trashed-13/
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40643287
5. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/1299642/emergency-services-race-to-plane-crash-in-fife-near-golf-course/
6. https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/man-injured-after-light-aircraft-crash-1-4506971
7. https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/pilot-taken-to-ninewells-hospital-dundee-after-plane-crash-lands-near-golf-course/
8. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Piper-L-18C-Super-Cub-PA-18-95/1717513
Media:
Pilot hurt after light aircraft crash lands in Fife field, Scotland, UK https://t.co/rZu9EeYd91 via @thecourieruk pic.twitter.com/n6lai48gYU
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 18 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2017 15:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jul-2017 15:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 16:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 16:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2017 17:03 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 10-Nov-2017 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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