Date:	Thursday 6 October 2022
Time:	c. 14:35 LT
Type:	Jodel DR.1050-M1 Sicile Record
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-BAEE
MSN:	579
Year of manufacture:	1964
Engine model:	Continental O-200-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Jackrells Farm Airfield, near Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Jackrells Farm Airfield
Destination airport:	Jackrells Farm Airfield
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Jodel DR.1050-M1 Sicile Record clipped some trees and crashed while on approach to Jackrells Farm Airfield, near Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex.
Both occupants were injured and taken to hospital and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft was being flown for the renewal of its Permit to Fly. Having completed most of the required items, the pilot flew the aircraft back to Jackrell’s Farm airstrip to land.
The approach to the airstrip resulted in a go-around during which the aircraft struck the tops of tall trees beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft then struck the ground in the field beyond the trees in an upright attitude.

Conclusion
During an attempted go-around from an approach into Jackrell’s Farm airstrip with a tailwind, the aircraft was unable to clear tall trees beyond the end of the runway. Although the aircraft owner recalled that the aircraft was high and fast on the approach, the pilot was unable to recall any of the flight.
There were no witnesses to the accident, the occupants were incapacitated, and an ELT was not fitted the aircraft. Consequently, no person or organisation was alerted to the accident for a significant period. Letting someone know a time to expect you to call after a flight is complete may enable appropriate assistance to be provided if things don’t go
to plan.
The investigation did not find any technical anomalies that could have substantially contributed to the accident


Ex F-BMGN, first registered in the UK as G-BAEE on 29.9.1972, and has had seven registered UK owners since then

1. https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-10-06/emergency-crews-scambled-after-light-aircraft-crashes-in-sussex
2. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1679275/Sussex-light-aircraft-crash-trees-southwater-emergency-services-latest
3. https://texttospeech.uk/light-sussex-plane-crash-plane-crashes-into-trees-in-so-called-emergency-services-united-kingdom-news/
4. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=122253&p=1932316
5. https://sussex.news/sussex-news/breaking-a-light-plane-crash-near-horsham-is-said-to-have-sent-two-people-to-the-hospital/6107/
6. https://ukga.com/airfield/jackrells-farm
7. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BAEE-1.pdf
8. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BAEE-2.pdf
9. https://ukga.com/airfield/jackrells-farm
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwater
11. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/13778_1305706805.jpg (photo)

Our investigation into an accident involving G-BAEE highlights that letting someone know a time to expect you to call after a flight is complete may enable appropriate assistance to be provided if things don’t go to plan. #GeneralAviation #AviationSafety https://t.co/wuaHrENMAd

— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) August 24, 2023

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-Oct-2022 15:49	gerard57	Added
06-Oct-2022 16:20	harro	Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Category, ]
06-Oct-2022 16:31	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
06-Oct-2022 17:16	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ]
06-Oct-2022 17:32	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:24	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:24	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Embed code, Category, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:27	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Category, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:36	RobertMB	Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
07-Oct-2022 03:40	RobertMB	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
07-Oct-2022 09:16	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code, ]
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24-Aug-2023 09:51	harro	Updated
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