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| Date: | Friday 21 June 2013 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: | Gemini Flash IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MYCS |
| MSN: | 911-0592-7-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North West of Driffield, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beverley, North Yorkshire (EGNY) |
| Local | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Engine Failure during Flight. Forced landing performed, pothole buckled nosewheel assembly. The aircraft had changed ownership on 14 June 2013 - just seven days before this incident. According to the summary of the official AAIB investigation into the incident:
"The microlight aircraft suffered an engine failure in flight and the pilot carried out a forced landing into a meadow. During the landing roll the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground, causing the wheel to move full travel to the right. The aircraft slewed to the right and tipped over to its left, causing the trike and wing to strike the ground. The pilot observed that landing options had been limited, and considered that the forced landing would have been entirely successful had the aircraft not encountered the hole."
Aircraft later fully rebuilt and currently airworthy.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.microlightforum.com/showthread.php?9049-Whoops-2-!!!!
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1372974/
4. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/gemini-flash-iia-g-mycs-21-june-2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2013 01:48 | FERRYAIR | Added |
| 02-Jul-2013 05:48 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jul-2013 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Apr-2014 06:39 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2014 01:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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