Accident Apollo Fox 59-CTC, Saturday 17 November 2007

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Date:	Saturday 17 November 2007
Time:
Type:	Apollo Fox
Owner/operator:
Registration:	59-CTC
MSN:	B060407
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dergneau - Belgium
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Maubeuge/Élesmes Airfield (XME/LFQJ)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	AAIU Belgium
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft took off from LFQJ at 15:40 LT for a local flight to Condé-sur Escaut and back to LFQJ. After a while, the pilot got lost over Belgium, and around 17.00 LT, decided to perform a field landing before dusk.
The pilot located a field reasonably flat, and attempted a landing. The aircraft hit a separation fence upon landing roll, and rolled upside down.

Cause of the accident.
The flight was initiated quite late in the afternoon, leaving no alternative to the pilot but a field landing when he became lost. Visibility at dusk is poor, and therefore the fence was not noticed by the pilot during recce of the landing place. A contributive factor is the lack of experience of the pilot
(total experience: 188 h, from which 68 in ULM, 16h during the last 6 months; experience with the Apollo Fox: 17 h).

Accident investigation: