ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183946
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 1989 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: | Pegasus XL-R |
| Owner/operator: | Graham Arthur Hartman (regd. owner) |
| Registration: | G-MTLF |
| MSN: | SW-WA-1210 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Penistone, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Penistone, South Yorkshire |
| Penistone, South Yorkshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Pegasus XL-R G-MLTF: Written off (destroyed) 08 February 1989 when crashed shortly after take off from a field near Penistone, South Yorkshire, killing the pilot (the sole person on board). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"On the day of the accident the pilot was observed taxiing G-MTLF to and from in a field near Penistone, before shutting down the engine. Some minutes later, he restarted the engine and took off into a light southerly breeze. G-MTLF was observed by two eyewitnesses in two different locations to climb steeply to a height of about 50 feet, before rolling to the left and striking the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The eyewitness nearest the accident reports that the engine was running with a steady note throughout the short flight
The aircraft crashed into a rough grass field at the head of a valley. The pilot was severely injured by the impact, and was pronounced Dead On Arrival at the local hospital."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive" damage. As a result, the registration G-MTLF was cancelled by the CAA seven months later, on 11 September 1989, as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fbcbe5274a1314000815/Pegasus_XL-R_microlight__G-MTLF_05-89.pdf
2. CAA: https://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-register/g-info/search-g-info/
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-MTLF.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penistone
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2016 19:19 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jan-2016 19:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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