Date:	Saturday 29 June 2019
Time:	11:20 LT
Type:	Rans S-6-ESD (Modified) Coyote II
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-MYLO
MSN:	PFA 204-12334
Year of manufacture:	1994
Engine model:	Rotax 503
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Trimdon Colliery, North East of Trimdon, County Durham -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Fishburn Airfield, Garmondsway, Bishop Middleham, County Durham
Destination airport:	Fishburn Airfield, Garmondsway, Bishop Middleham, County Durham
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Rans S6-ESD (Modified) Coyote II, G-MYLO: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled and descended into trees during forced landing, near Trimdon Colliery, North East of Trimdon, County Durham, 29 June 2019. The official AAIB report into the incident was published on 13 December 2019, and the following is an excerpt from it:

"Whilst flying downwind to land after a cross-country flight, the engine began to run roughly and then stopped. When an attempted restart was unsuccessful, the pilot turned the aircraft into wind and selected a field for a forced landing. The aircraft had to pass over a copse of trees, but as it was sinking more than expected, the pilot attempted to “stretch the glide”.

The speed reduced until the aircraft stalled and collided with the trees. Both occupants were unhurt. The pilot commented that there was little wind to help the glide".

AAIB Comment

An aircraft’s glide speed is the airspeed where its lift to drag ratio is the highest. This allows the aircraft to glide the furthest distance for a given altitude loss. Any increase or decrease in airspeed from this optimum speed will shorten the glide distance.

Wind affects the distance an aircraft travels over the ground in a given time. When flying at a steady airspeed, a headwind will reduce an aircraft’s speed relative to the ground, decreasing the distance travelled in a given time.

Damage sustained to airframe:
Per the above AAIB report "Aircraft damaged beyond economical repair". The wreckage was dumped at Fishburn Airfield (see photos at links #2 & #3), and the damage sustained must have eventually meant that the registration was cancelled by the CAA (with the airframe being de-registered) on 16 March 2020.

1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5dcd4c16e5274a073f0674c1/Rans_S6-ESD__Modified__Coyote_II_G-MYLO_12-19.pdf
2. Wreckage dumped at Fishburn 14 July 2019: https://www.flickr.com/photos/keith_bradley/48282438987/in/photolist-2mUJ4bQ-2gyy7YB/
3. Wreckage dumped at Fishburn 23 August 2019: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/51792491120/in/photolist-2mUJ4bQ-2gyy7YB and
4. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-MYLO.html
5. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-mylo
6. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Info/Fishburn%20Movs/Fishburnnews18.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimdon_Colliery

Built 1993-1994. First registered (from new) as G-MYLO to the 1st owner on 9 September 1993. Between 9 September 1993 and 14 September 2018, passed through the hands of seven successive UK-registered owners. Total amount of flying hours accumulated on the airframe: 306 at 21 August 2018

After the incident near Trimdon on 29 June 2019, the damage sustained to the airframe was severe enough to warrant that the airframe was "damaged beyond economical repair". As a result, the registration G-MYLO was was cancelled by the CAA (with the airframe being de-registered) on 16 March 2020.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Dec-2019 20:27	Dr. John Smith	Added
15-Dec-2019 20:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
15-Dec-2019 20:32	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative, ]
15-Dec-2019 20:34	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative, ]
24-Dec-2021 09:58	harro	Updated [Accident report, ]
30-Aug-2024 15:36	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]