ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186405
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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1992 |
| Time: | 15:22 |
| Type: | Pegasus XL-Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MVCU |
| MSN: | SW-WQ-0083 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunken Island, West Mersea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex |
| West Mersea, Essex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (aircraft destroyed) 4 May 1992 when crashed at Sunken Island, West Mersea, Essex, killing both persons on board (pilot and one passenger). The cause of the crash appears to have been due to a catastrophic structural failure, and the aircraft breaking part, whilst in flight. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"A/C OBSERVED IN PITCHING MANOEUVRE, THEN CRASHED KILLING 2 PERSONS ON BOARD. WING FOUND SOME DISTANCE FROM REST OF WRECKAGE.
EYE-WITNESSES IN WEST MERSEA OBSERVED A/C OVER LAND CARRYING OUT TIGHT TURNS, STEEP CLIMB MANOEUVRES & APPARENT WHIP STALLS. AFTER CROSSING OVER THE SHORE LINE & HEADING TOWARDS ESTUARY, THE WING SEPARATED FROM THE STRUCTURE & THE TRIKE, WITH PILOT & PASSENGER HELD INTO IT BY THEIR RESTRAINING HARNESSES. A/C FELL ALMOST VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.
BOTH OCCUPANTS DIED INSTANTANEOUSLY. AAIB INVESTIGATION ATTRIBUTES CAUSE OF ACCIDENT TO RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED MICROLIGHT PILOT WHO APPEARS TO HAVE EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED FLIGHT LIMITATIONS & THEREBY PRECIPITATED A CATASTROPHIC IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE. APPROPRIATE PUBLICITY GIVEN BY BOTH THE CAA & BMAA ON DANGERS OF EXCEEDING AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS. SEE AAIB BULLETIN 08/92, REF: EW/C92/5/1."
Damage sustained to aircraft: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the CAA cancelled the registration G-MVCU on 23 July 1992
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ec31e5274a13170000eb/Pegasus_XL-Q__G-MVCU_08-92.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MVCU
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-MVCU.html
4. https://gb.geoview.info/sunken_island,109859058w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2016 23:49 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 31-Aug-2022 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 31-Aug-2022 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 31-Aug-2022 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
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