ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173083
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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2014 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: | Thruster T600T |
| Owner/operator: | Great Thornes Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-MZKT |
| MSN: | 9038-T600T-0 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 UL-DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Great Thornes Farm, Swaffham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Great Thornes Farm, Swaffham, Norfolk |
| Great Thornes Farm, Swaffham, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29 March 2014 at Great Thornes Farm, Swaffham, Norfolk: The aircraft took off from Runway 07 at Great Thornes with the reported wind from 100 degrees at 10 knots. After a normal circuit, the pilot was approaching to land back on the same runway, using the ‘crab’ method to compensate for the crosswind from the right.
As the aircraft crossed the threshold, he changed to a right-wing-low technique and touched down on the right main wheel first. He closed the throttle and the tail wheel settled on the ground. At that moment, a gust of wind lifted the right wing.
The pilot was not able to correct using the ailerons and applied power to go around. The aircraft then veered to the left and the left main wheel struck the raised, ploughed edge of the runway. As it left the runway and entered a rough grass field, the aircraft tipped onto its nose and left wingtip, rotating through about 180 degrees before coming to rest in an upright attitude.
The pilot stated that his failure to anticipate the gust of wind coupled with his decision to go around - he believes the aircraft would otherwise have probably stopped on the runway - were the major factors in the accident.
G-MZKT sustained substantial damage to the propeller, fuselage pod, windscreen, main landing gear and both wings. Presumably not repaired, as the registration cancelled by the CAA on 5 December 2014 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/thruster-t600t-g-mzkt-29-march-2014
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2015 16:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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