ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196067
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| Date: | 23-JUN-2016 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3110J |
| MSN: | 19031C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.4 nm SW of Meikle Endovie Farm, near Alford, Aberdeenshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fledmyre Field, Forfar, Angus |
| Meikle Endovie Farm, near Alford, Aberdeenshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) at Guise of Tough, 1.4 nautical miles south-west of Meikle Endovie Farm, near Alford, Aberdeenshire. The two persons on board survived. According to the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that he had planned to fly from a privately operated strip at Fledmyre Field, Forfar, in Angus, to Meikle Eindovie, a location near Alford, Aberdeenshire. He selected Meikle Endovie in the flight planning overlay from the Garmin GPS Map 496 airfield database - it was listed as a microlight/sports airfield site, with its airfield information and coordinates pre-entered in the GPS database - and flew en-route at 3,000 feet to a position indicated on the GPS as being overhead Meikle Endovie.
On arrival, he was not able to identify a landing area, so he descended to a height of 600 feet agl, deployed landing flap and circled the position indicated by the GPS. After three orbits, and still unable to identify the landing area, the pilot was turning to the north when he noticed the VSI indicating a high rate of descent. He applied power and attempted to climb but was not able to clear steeply rising terrain.
The aircraft struck a wall and a fence, flipped inverted and suffered substantial damage. The pilot and passenger, who were both wearing lap straps, with a diagonal shoulder strap, were not injured and were able to evacuate the aircraft through their respective side windows. During the accident, the ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) activated, which alerted the emergency services.
The pilot concluded that the accident was caused by a mountain wave which he had encountered while flying at low level on the lee side of the Grampian Mountains"
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Substantial damage, beyond economic repair".
Sources:
1. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3110J
2. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/591c335f40f0b63e0b000025/Maule_MX-7-160_N3110J_06-17.pdf .
3. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeenshire/20160705/281539405278231
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1458287
4. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/probe-launched-after-plane-crash/
5. https://www.scotsman.com/news/probe-after-pilot-survives-plane-crash-in-aberdeenshire-field-1-4169773
6. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N3110J.html
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1458287
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2017 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jun-2017 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2017 20:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2017 20:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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