ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195769
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 2017 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: | Solar Wings Pegasus Quantum 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MYPY |
| MSN: | 6786 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582-48 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Eaudyke Road, Friskney, Wainfleet St Mary, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Skegness Airfield (EGNI) |
| Boston-Wyberton Fen (EG08) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft crashed due to "inadvertent loss of control"; the aircraft experienced an in flight collapse of the wing structure and subsequent impact with rural terrain in Friskney, Wainfleet St. Mary, Lincolnshire. The microlight trike sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot on board received serious injuries. According to the following press release from Lincolnshire Police (see link #3):
"INC 279 of 28th May 2017 - Microlight Incident at Wainfleet
Police and other emergency services were called to woodland near Wainfleet St Mary yesterday (Sunday 28th May) about 16:20 where a microlight aircraft had landed in woodland. The pilot, a man in his late fifties from Leicestershire, was taken to Queens Medical Centre at Nottingham for treatment to injuries which are not thought to be life threatening. The Air Accident Investigation Board were informed of the incident."
The pilot has been named locally (and in press reports) as Eric Rhodes, from Leicestershire. Mr Rhodes, who was flying the Flex wing microlight plane, is believed to be from the Market Harborough area. If that is the case, then he is also the officially registered owner of the aircraft (per CAA records)
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on November 9, 2017, and the following is an extract from it...
"The pilot was returning to his home airfield at Boston in his flexwing microlight after departing from Skegness. The weather and visibility were good. The pilot reported that when he increased the throttle setting to pick up speed whilst flying straight and level at 2,300 ft, the wing failed above him. This resulted in the aircraft spiralling to the ground.
The pilot stated that he was not performing any additional control inputs at the time. However, further evidence obtained from a number of sources was consistent with the pilot attempting a stall manoeuvre. It was likely that this manoeuvre inadvertently caused the aircraft to enter a ‘tumbling’ departure from controlled flight, which resulted in characteristic damage to the aircraft and injuries to the pilot. The aircraft was examined by an appropriately qualified third party, who reported that no evidence of a pre-existing failure of the aircraft structure was identified."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, there was "Extensive damage to airframe and engine"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59e9f76c40f0b61ab035cb6d/Pegasus_Quantum_15_G-MYPY_11-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=MYPY
3. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/pilot-seriously-injured-after-microlight-82240
4. https://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2017/05/man-injured-microlight-aircraft-crash-landing-lincolnshire-woodland/
5. https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campaigns/news/2017/inc-279-of-28th-may-2017-microlight-incident-at-wainfleet/#592be149be73a
6. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=104249&sid=83311be38df20eb396c0bf5cc5d5842a
7. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicestershire-microlight-pilot-injured-in-crash-near-skegness/story-30359793-detail/story.html
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1456355
Media:
Emergency services went to scene when Microlight pilot injured in emergency landing at Wainfleet yesterday. https://t.co/qozI8ArkfR
— Lincolnshire Police (@lincspolice) May 29, 2017
1628 - Wainfleet & @SkegnessFire assisted paramedics with 1 casualty following microlight crash on Eaudyke Road, Friskney.
— Lincs Fire & Rescue (@LincsFireRescue) May 28, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2017 00:58 | Geno | Added |
| 30-May-2017 01:00 | Geno | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-May-2017 07:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 30-May-2017 07:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature] |
| 31-May-2017 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 31-May-2017 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2017 17:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 12-Nov-2017 15:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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