ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236730
Last updated: 18 September 2020
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| Date: | 30-MAY-2020 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OSUS |
| C/n / msn: | 25-0429 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Former site of RAF Membury, Lambourn Woodlands, UK -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charlton Park Airfield, Malmsbury |
| Fairoaks Airport (EGTF) |
During the flight, the rear latch on the Mooney aircraft failed and the hatch door flew off, catching onto the elevator, twisting the horizontal stabiliser and causing minor warping to the wings. The pilot managed to execute a fast, but safe landing on a nearby airstrip. Neither occupant was injured.
Footage of the incident was captured on an in-flight camera.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL3aFdFBwu0
Images:
Photo of G-OSUS courtesy AirHistory.net
Northampton - Sywell (EGBK / ORM)
29 May 2015; (c) Mick Bajcar
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2020 11:56 | Anon. | Added |
| 06-Jun-2020 12:01 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 12-Aug-2020 05:19 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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