ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156471
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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 2013 |
| Time: | 11:12 |
| Type: | Thruster TST Mk1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MTPY |
| MSN: | 8107-TST-043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rhosgilwen Mansion, Pembrokeshire, S of Cardigan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rhosgilwen Mansion, Pembrokeshire |
| Rhosgilwen Mansion, Pembrokeshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A two-seater aircraft has crashed at Rhosgilwen Mansion, Pembrokeshire, just south of Cardigan. Mid and West Wales fire service say the plane hit a tree at Rhos-hill at around 11:12 BST on Sunday, 8 June 2013. Three fire crews from Cardigan, Crymych and Newcastle Emlyn are at the scene making the aircraft safe. There are currently no reports of anyone being seriously injured while Dyfed-Powys Police would only confirm an incident has taken place.
The man and woman on board were given first aid at the scene after complaining of back pains. One was flown by air ambulance to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, while the other went by road to Glan Gwili Hospital, Carmarthen. Neither is thought to be seriously hurt, according to the Wales Ambulance Service.
According to the summary of the official AAIB report into the incident:
"The pilot lined up on Runway 26 and set takeoff power. The aircraft became airborne and initially achieved the normal rate of climb but shortly after there was a marked reduction in the rate of climb. The pilot lowered the nose in order to maintain airspeed, but the aircraft struck a tree at the end of the runway before landing heavily, seriously injuring both people onboard."
After being discharged from hospital. the pilot/owner posted a message on line: "Hi Everyone. Thanks for the kind thoughts. Margaret and I both suffered spinal damage but we're mending nicely albeit a little sore and clamped into braces! Mark Jones is going to collect the wreck and assess what's salvageable and it would be nice to think 'Pie' might fly another day"
Aircraft presumably written off (damaged beyond economic repair), as the registration G-MTPY was cancelled by the Civil Aviation Authority on 5 August 2013 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-22832455
2. https://twitter.com/mawwfire/statuses/343679522509557760
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
4. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2013-06-09/cardigan-plane-crash/
5. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/thruster-tst-mk-1-g-mtpy-9-june-2013
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20160818150931/http://forums.bmaa.org:80/default.aspx?f=54
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2013 12:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jun-2013 13:03 | FERRYAIR | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 09-Jun-2013 17:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2013 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Jun-2013 04:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2013 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Apr-2014 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2014 19:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 17:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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