ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178919
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| Date: | Thursday 14 October 2004 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-DESS |
| MSN: | 24-1272 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wadswick Airstrip, near Corsham, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Sarum, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
| Wadswick Airstrip, near Corsham, Wiltshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 14/10/2004 when crashed at Wadswick Airstrip, near Corsham, Wiltshire. The two Persons On Board (pilot and one passenger) survived, albeit seriously injured. According to the following synopsis from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft crashed following a go-around during an approach to a private airstrip. The aircraft was in the landing configuration when the pilot suddenly realised that he was too low on approach and applied full power to go-around. On the go-around, the aircraft stalled accompanied by a left wing drop. The pilot was unable to recover from the subsequent incipient spin before ground impact.
A police helicopter had been operating in the local area with Lyneham Radar and had landed to the south of Melksham, some 4 km from the crash scene, at 14:27 hours. Following the initial call to the emergency services the police helicopter crew lifted off and contacted Lyneham Radar. They arrived at the crash site at 14:34 hours. By then, the passenger had managed to extricate himself from the wreckage but the pilot was still trapped and badly injured.
With the serious injuries to the pilot and difficulties in extricating him from the wreckage, it was considered necessary to airlift a medical team to the scene. At 16:07 hours, the police helicopter reported that the pilot was being airlifted to hospital".
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-DESS cancelled by the CAA on 17/3/2005 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/54230413ed915d1374000bdf/G-DESS_4-05.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DESS
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1443917/
4. https://www.facebook.com/bob.hitchin
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/3746132.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2015 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Aug-2015 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 13:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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