ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189485
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 May 2006 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: | Solar Wings Pegasus XL-Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MTWA |
| MSN: | SW-WA-1311 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sittles Farm, Fradley, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roddige Airfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 31-05-2006 when overturned in a forced landing near Sittles Farm, Fradley, Staffordshire. The pilot, the sole person on board, sustained no injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"After taking off in blustery conditions from Runway 27 at Roddige Airfield, G-MTWA climbed to a height of approximately 150 feet, before turning crosswind. The pilot reported that, despite the engine running at maximum speed, he began to descend. Due to a tailwind component (the wind was reported as 300 degrees/8 knots), the crosswind leg of the left hand circuit became extended, and he was now too far from the airfield to land back.
The pilot turned the microlight in-to-wind, but could not arrest the rate of descent, so decided to land in a large field directly ahead. Shortly after what he described as a 'firm touchdown', the nose wheel dug in to soft ground and broke off, and the microlight turned over. The pilot was uninjured and was able to make his escape without assistance."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damage to the wing, propeller, engine and nose wheel". The damage sustained was presumably "beyond economic repair": As a result, the registration G-MTWA was cancelled by the CAA on 05-12-2006 as "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ff3de5274a131400099b/Solar_Wings_Limited_Pegasus_XL-R__G-MTWA_10-06.pdf
2. CAA; https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MTWA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2016 23:10 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 23-Aug-2016 23:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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