ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209165
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 2017 |
| Time: | 09:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Brügger MB-2 Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-HRLM |
| MSN: | PFA 043-10118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 1834 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Blithfield Reservoir, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire |
| Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Colibri MB2, G-HRLM: Written off (destroyed) due to loss of power after takeoff, near Blithfield Reservoir, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, 28 August 2017. According to the summary of the AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was on a test flight to renew its Permit To Fly following a protracted period of maintenance and had not flown for approximately five years. The pilot was approved by the LAA to undertake test flights. He reported that the aircraft engine started easily and warmed up satisfactorily, engine power checks were satisfactory, including functional checks of the magnetos, and the carburettor heat control operated correctly.
The pilot reported that the acceleration for takeoff, the lift-off and initial climb were all satisfactory. At a height of approximately 150 ft, the engine lost power, ran erratically for a few seconds and then stopped. The pilot initially turned right but, after considering the nature of the terrain ahead, reversed the turn to the left to attempt a forced landing. The area beyond the airfield boundary is constrained by a reservoir. The pilot, therefore, had few options and attempted a landing into a field of standing maize, hitting the crop in a left banked attitude. The aircraft then struck the ground with the pilot suffering serious injuries and, subsequently, being taken to hospital by Air Ambulance. The aircraft was destroyed.
A video of the accident shows the engine power loss but the cause was not established by the AAIB."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-HRLM was cancelled by the CAA on 19 February 2018 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5aa7dfe5e5274a3e3603aaae/Colibri_MB2_G-HRLM_04-18.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41073318
4. https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/news/latest-news/duo-commended-for-brave-rescue-of-pilot-after-plane-crash/
5. https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/man-taken-hospital-air-ambulance-390228
6. https://www.tamworthinformed.co.uk/directory/__trashed-5/
7. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/pilot-hospitalised-after-aircraft-crash-13539793
8. http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-08-28/pilot-injured-after-light-aircraft-crash/
9. https://www.airteamimages.com/brugger-mb-2-colibri_G-HRLM_-private_86293.html
10. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-HRLM
11. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7439546
12. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-hero-cyclist-saved-life-14499687#ICID=sharebar_twitter
Images:
Fishburn Airfield, Bishop Middleham, Sedgefield, County Durham, UK. - 10th February 2008
Media:
How hero cyclist saved life of crashed pilot with bike parts, UK. https://t.co/23MXRZd7Zp
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) April 7, 2018
We are currently at the scene of a light aircraft crash near to Abbots Bromley.
— Staffordshire Police (@StaffsPolice) August 28, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2018 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Apr-2018 13:47 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 20-Apr-2018 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Jul-2020 17:11 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
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