ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190818
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 2008 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: | Streak Shadow |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-CBGI |
| MSN: | PFA 206-13559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellow Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, near Radstock, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farm strip at Wadswick, near Corsham, Wiltshire |
| Farm strip at Wadswick, near Corsham, Wiltshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 09-05-2008 when crashed at Wellow Lane, Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset: In attempting to make a precautionary landing due to rapidly deteriorating weather conditions and failing light, the pilot flared high and landed heavily. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest in an inverted attitude. The accident was the second time a Streak Shadow was wrecked in the UK in the space of three days (see also the crash of G-CZBE on May 6). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report:
"The aircraft departed a farm strip at Wadswick, close to Corsham, at approximately 19:05 hours for a flight to Glastonbury and back, the pilot having reviewed the weather at the Met Office website at around 16:30 hours. The flight was uneventful until the aircraft passed Radstock, Somerset, on the return leg, whilst following a north-easterly course.
With approximately 12 miles to run, the pilot saw a flash of lightning ahead, together with a very dark sky and heavy rain. He decided to turn the aircraft to the south and make a precautionary landing. After a few minutes he selected a suitable field to the south of the village of Hinton Charterhouse and planned the circuit. Downwind, base leg and final approach were conducted without any problems; however, the light had suddenly deteriorated due to the nearby storm clouds, and this resulted in the pilot flaring the aircraft too high.
The pilot became aware of a hedge “looming up” as the aircraft had by now flown a little too deeply in to the field. It struck the ground heavily and cartwheeled before coming to rest in an inverted attitude. The passenger sustained only minor injuries and exited the wreckage of the aircraft without difficulty. He then assisted the pilot, who received chest injuries, to vacate the aircraft via the broken canopy. The emergency services arrived promptly after being summoned using the pilot’s mobile telephone.
In reviewing the circumstances of the accident, the pilot considered that there were three contributory factors. These were the sudden onset of the thunderstorm, the consequent poor light, making judgement of the aircraft’s height above the ground during the landing flare difficult and, as a result, a heavy landing resulting in the cartwheel."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Severe airframe damage". The damage was presumably enough to render the airframe as "damaged beyond economic repair", as the registration G-CBGI was cancelled by the CAA on 12-11-2008 as "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fbc7ed915d137100086f/Streak_Shadow__G-CBGI_08-08.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CBGI
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7393751.stm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160809171743/http://forums.bmaa.org:80/default.aspx?f=15
5. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=43951
6. http://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=G-CBGI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2016 01:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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