ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195263
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 2017 |
| Time: | 17:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Pegasus Quik GT450 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CECA |
| MSN: | 8185 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | St Michael's Airfield, St. Michael's Bridge, Bilsborrow, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Michael's Airfield, St. Michael's Bridge, Bilsborrow, Lancashire |
| St Michael's Airfield, St. Michael's Bridge, Bilsborrow, Lancashire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted airport terrain at St Michaels Airfield at St. Michael's Bridge, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire. The microlight sustained unreported damage and the two occupants on board received apparently serious injuries. The aircraft's 76-year-old male pilot was hurt, but the more serious injuries were sustained by his passenger, a 75-year old female (presumed to be his wife). She was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital with 'major trauma', thought to be pelvic injuries. Police said the pair's microlight crashed into the airfield, off St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, at around 6.45 pm.
UPDATE; The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 14.9.2017, and the following is an excerpt from the that report...
"Struck terrain during attempted go-around, St Michaels Airfield, Lancashire, 7 May 2017.
The pilot and passenger had completed a local flight and were returning to land on grass Runway 15; at the end of this runway are two earth bunds bordering a stream that runs across the end of the runway. The wind conditions were calm and the approach appeared normal. As the aircraft touched down, an undulation in the runway caused the aircraft to bounce, and it became airborne. When the aircraft touched down again, the pilot determined that there would be insufficient runway distance remaining to stop and applied engine power to go around. The aircraft gradually climbed, but failed to gain sufficient height and struck the bund at the end of the runway, causing the pilot to lose control. The aircraft then impacted the bund on the other side of the stream before coming to a stop. The pilot and passenger were both seriously injured."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damage to trike, fuselage and significant damage to wing".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59b0070d40f0b6174109f646/Quik_GT450_G-CECA_09-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CECA
3. https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/pensioner-airlifted-to-hospital-after-microlight-plane-crash-1-8531970
4. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/pensioner-airlifted-to-hospital-after-microlight-plane-crash-1-8531970
5. http://airfieldcards.com/index.php/menusierra/stmichaels
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2017 15:47 | Geno | Added |
| 09-May-2017 20:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 09-May-2017 20:49 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2017 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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