ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145605
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 2012 |
| Time: | 10:13 |
| Type: |  Pegasus Quik |
| Owner/operator: | Scottish Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-CWIK |
| MSN: | 8018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 100 feet below Summit of Ben More, near Crianlarich, Stirlingshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Perth/Scone Airfeld, Scotland (EGPT/PSL) |
| Glenforsa Airfield, Isle of Mull (ULL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Microlight which departed from Perth bound for Glenforsa crashed about 100 feet from the summit of Ben More near Crianlarich, Stirlingshire. The wreckage and crew were discovered by hill workers but the crash was unfortunately fatal. It is understood that the aircraft left Perth with 3 others but no further information is publicly available yet.
Per the summary from the official AAIB report:
"The aircraft was being flown by an experienced microlight pilot who was accompanied by the owner, as a passenger, occupying the rear seat. They were transiting from Perth to Glenforsa, on the Isle of Mull, at about 6,000 feet, above scattered cloud. Approximately 2 nautical miles east of Ben More mountain, in Stirlingshire, the aircraft descended in good visibility, remaining clear of the cloud. The descent and flight up to one second before impact was recorded on a video camera attached to the aircraft.
The aircraft levelled off below the cloud base and approximately 100 feet above the summit of the mountain. It continued towards the mountain and encountered severe turbulence in the lee of the summit. This appeared to cause the pilot to lose control of the aircraft, which impacted the south side of the summit, fatally injuring both occupants."
Registration G-CWIK cancelled by the CAA on 07/01/2013 as status of registered owned is now "deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542304eaed915d1374000c51/Pegasus_Quik_G-CWIK_01-13.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18091284
4. https://stv.tv/news/tayside/99538-two-dead-after-microlight-plane-crashes-at-summit-of-mountain-range/
5. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/pilot-killed-in-microlight-crash-was-experienced.17581098
6. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/485251-microlight-crash-scotland-2-fatalities.html
7. http://www.microlightforum.com/showthread.php?7029-Fatal-crash-in-Stirlingshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2012 01:16 | harro | Added |
| 13-May-2012 05:41 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2012 11:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-May-2013 10:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2015 02:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2016 02:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
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