ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210417
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 2018 |
| Time: | 18:14 LT |
| Type: | BRM Land Africa |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | EI-EOH |
| MSN: | 0162/912ULS/10-LA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | County Mayo, E of Ballina, Connacht -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lough Conn Airfield (LCEI) |
| Lough Conn Airfield (LCEI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The microlight aircraft departed Lough Conn Airfield, Co. Mayo at approximately 17.30 hrs for a local flight. The aircraft initially carried out a left-hand circuit and a touch-and-go at the airfield. It then departed the area in an easterly direction towards Tobercurry, Co. Sligo.
The aircraft arrived overhead a point approximately two nautical miles (nm) north of Tobercurry at 17.55 hrs, where it performed a number of orbits and a low pass over an area of open ground. The aircraft then climbed up to 2,000 ft and took up a westerly course towards Ballina, Co. Mayo. Once clear of the Slieve Gamph/Ox Mountain range the aircraft
descended to 1,000 ft, and took up a south-westerly course. Shortly after this, at approximately 18.14 hrs, the aircraft entered a left-hand descending turn and impacted terrain. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire.
An on-board video camera recording of the flight showed the pilot operating the aircraft normally until approximately 27 seconds before the recording ends. The video showed the commencement of a left bank from straight and level flight. The Pilot’s head was observed to slump forward and his eyes appeared to be closed in a manner that suggested incapacitation. The aircraft continued rolling to the left and commenced a descent towards the ground, without any apparent corrective action by the pilot. The recording ended just prior to impact.
Probable Cause
Pilot incapacitation resulting in impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.thejournal.ie/man-killed-mayo-aircraft-3996036-May2018/
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/man-who-died-in-mayo-plane-crash-named-locally-1.3484768
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/tributes-paid-gentleman-michael-mccarrick-12488433
https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanair/14655785350
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ie/EOH
https://loughconnairfield.weebly.com/airfield-details.html
http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/REPORT%202018-007%20PRELIMINARY.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 01:02 | Geno | Added |
| 05-May-2018 07:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-May-2018 16:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 05-May-2018 16:49 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-May-2018 00:14 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-May-2018 18:27 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 01-Jun-2018 19:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2019 08:47 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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