ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195765
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2017 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Comco Ikarus C42 FB100 |
| Owner/operator: | C-More Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-FLYM |
| MSN: | 0707-6903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dolly's Brae, Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kernan microlight site |
| Kernan microlight site | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in wooded mountainous terrain. Both occupants received minor injuries, were treated at the crash scene by paramedics, and then released.
The instructor who advised the pilot before the flight probably wanted him to stay within a few miles of the airfield due to the low cloudbase. However, the pilot considered that it was safe to fly further than this as long as the cloudbase remained above 1,000 ft. He had probably not realised that he was heading towards terrain that was as high as 750 ft on his return leg from Newry. It is noted that, even when travelling at a typical C42 cruise speed of 85 kt, the ‘situation ahead’ can change rapidly and low cloud can hide the tops of hills.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a3cc41eed915d6be6a8b85e/Ikarus_C42_G-FLYM_01-18.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=FLYM
3. https://www.thesun.ie/news/1063604/light-aircraft-crash-in-castleweallan-forest-park-in-co-down/
4. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/castlewellan-forest-park-aircraft-crash-two-people-escape-serious-injury-after-plane-comes-down-in-co-down-35767539.html
5. http://www.c-moreflyingschool.com/gallery/photos/g-flym-aerosport-ikarus-c42.html
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40090631
7. https://www.facebook.com/MourneMRT/photos/a.181981801816183.49515.181976931816670/1692683764079305/?type=3&theater
8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40086599
9. http://www.itv.com/news/utv/update/2017-05-29/two-hurt-in-castlewellan-light-aircraft-crash/
10. https://www.nifrs.org/incidents/page/2/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2017 18:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-May-2017 19:47 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 29-May-2017 20:54 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2017 21:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2017 06:17 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 16:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 07:12 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 20:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Sep-2018 17:53 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
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