ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147600
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| Date: | 12-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AHLT |
| C/n / msn: | 82247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Maeshafn, 3 nm SW of Mold, Flintshire, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Private grass airstrip near Mold, Flintshire |
The pilot was attempting to land the aircraft at a site with restricted length and obstacles at its far end. The aircraft touched down too far into the field to complete a safe landing and the pilot applied power to go around, during which the right wings struck tree branches.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Right side wings and tail plane destroyed, propeller destroyed"
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f03de5274a13170002f7/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_G-AHLT_10-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19236811
4. http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/115216/eryrys-plane-crash-pilot-s-amazing-escape.aspx/
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p822.html
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/39860650@N02/4802206953
7. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2012-08-13/denbighshire-bi-plane-crash/ Tiger Moth G-AHLT at Wolverhampton (Halfpenny Green) Airport 03-09-2009:
Images:
Photo of G-AHLT courtesy AirHistory.net
Grantham / Belvoir Castle [ Off-Airport ]
21 August 2011; (c) Trevor Thornton
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2012 22:03 | timpman | Added |
| 13-Aug-2012 07:54 | timpman | Updated [Time, Registration, Total occupants] |
| 13-Aug-2012 07:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2012 15:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 13-Oct-2012 02:42 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Sep-2015 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 05-Jan-2017 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2017 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jan-2017 16:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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