ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229131
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| Date: | Thursday 19 September 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mainair Pegasus Quik |
| Owner/operator: | FlyingsCool |
| Registration: | G-CCHO |
| MSN: | 7968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sutton Meadows Airfield (EG95), near Ely, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sutton Meadows Airfield (EG95) |
| Sutton Meadows Airfield (EG95) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Mainair Pegasus Quik G-CCHO was written off (damaged beyond repair) in a landing accident at Sutton Meadows Airfield, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, on 19 September 2019. The nosewheel collapsed on landing on runway 01. The microlight veered off the runway into the standing crop, span round and toppled over. Both occupants were uninjured. According to the official AAIB correspondence-only report (see link #2):
"While practising circuit flying, the aircraft landed heavily, the nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft turned over. The aircraft was extensively damaged; however, the instructor and student were not injured".
Aircraft deemed damaged beyond economic repair, and was de-registered on 6 July 2020 as "Permanently Withdrawn From Use"
Sources:
1. Eyewitness Report (I was there).
2. AAIB Correspondence Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-september-october-2019/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-september-october-2019
3. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5757177
4. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000051960.html
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-CCHO
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/vlk77/34324523256/
7. https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/117063/g-ccho-private-mainair-pegasus-quik/
Images:
Sutton Meadows, 10 Sep 2019, 1330
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2019 14:36 | robertswan_faw | Added |
| 19-Sep-2019 14:37 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 19-Sep-2019 15:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 22-Sep-2019 19:42 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 17-Oct-2020 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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