ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236914
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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: | Cyclone Airsports Ltd Chaser S447 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MYBU |
| MSN: | CH837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mendlesham Airfield, 5.5 miles east of Stowmarket, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mendlesham Airfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Cyclone Airsports Ltd Chaser S447, G-MYBU: Substantially damaged when front strut separated on takeoff, Mendlesham Airfield, Suffolk, 4 July 2019. Per the AAIB summary on the subject of the above incident:
"Just after takeoff, the front strut of the microlight trike separated from the forward mounting point. The pilot recognised that structural integrity was severely compromised and attempted to return to the runway. There was insufficient height to achieve this and the aircraft landed in crops alongside the runway. The microlight trike was extensively damaged, and the pilot sustained minor injuries"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive damage to airframe; monopole broken; keel, seat tubes and base bar bent; spats broken".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ebbc3f0d3bf7f5d364bfbcd/Chaser_S_447_G-MYBU_06-20.pdf
2. http://www.suffolkcoastalstrut.org.uk/aircraft.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Mendlesham#Current_use
4. https://mendlesham.suffolk.cloud/usaaf/mendlesham-airfield/
5. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/mendlesham/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2020 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 09:57 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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