ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240036
Last updated: 12 April 2021
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| Date: | 15-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | c. 08:45 LT |
| Type: | Aviakit Vega 912 T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 84FK |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Martin-de-Londres Airfield (LFNL) -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saint-Drézéry |
| Villefranche-de-Panat ULM Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
During a navigation flight to the Villefranche-de-Panat ULM airfield, the ULM pilot decided to make a low-height passage over the Saint-Martin-de-Londres aerodrome. He knew this aerodrome well. He chose to pass on a path in the immediate vicinity of the hangars and any people on the ground present. During this maneuver, the right wing of his ULM collided with a tree and part of the wing became detached. The pilot probably attempted to land on runway 12. During the right turn, the pilot lost control of the ULM which struck the ground near the runway threshold.
The portion of the trajectory in a straight line and uphill seems to indicate that the pilot was still in control of the ULM.
It could not be determined whether the loss of control was related to a steep turn to return to the runway, a degradation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the ULM caused by the loss of the right aileron and part of the wing or the conjunction of these two elements.
Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/herault-deux-morts-apres-grave-accident-ulm-saint-martin-londres-1863118.html
https://www.midilibre.fr/2020/08/15/deux-morts-dans-un-accident-dulm-au-pied-du-pic-saint-loup-9021125.php
https://theworldnews.net/fr-news/deux-morts-dans-un-crash-d-ulm-au-pic-saint-loup-et-si-la-formation-etait-en-cause
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https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/event/collision-avec-la-vegetation-perte-de-controle-collision-avec-le-sol-1/
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 10:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2020 10:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 19:21 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 23:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Aug-2020 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2020 06:35 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 20-Aug-2020 22:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Apr-2021 17:06 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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