ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239781
Last updated: 3 September 2020
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| Date: | 09-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Air Creation Ultraflight Fun |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 79HX |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aslonnes (Vienne) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Niort Souché (Deux-Sèvres) airfield |
| Niort Souché (Deux-Sèvres) airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
On final approach for runway 03, the pilot encountered turbulence and then lost control of his microlight. On contact with the ground, the microlight caught fire.
Sources:
https://www.ouest-france.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/vienne/vienne-un-ulm-s-ecrase-deux-blesses-dont-un-grave-6933253
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/turbulences-lors-de-lapproche-finale-perte-de-controle-collision-avec-des-arbres-puis-le-sol-inc-1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 16:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2020 14:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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