ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196555
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 2017 |
| Time: | 18:16 |
| Type: |  Best Off SkyRanger 912(2) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CCDH |
| MSN: | BMAA/HB/233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-UL DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Gristhorpe, near Filey, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eshott Airfield, Bockenfield, Felton, Northumberland (X5ES) |
| Little Gransden, St Neots, Cambridgeshire (EGMJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, an amateur built Hepworth SkyRanger 912, one of two airplanes that experienced weather related force landings to farm field terrain in Gristhorpe, near Filey, North Yorkshire. The microlight overturned and sustained medium damage; the pilot and passenger on board were not injured. The aircraft came to rest inverted in a wheat field with damage to the nose wheel and propeller. According to the following press release from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service:
"Filey Road, Gristhorpe
TOC: 18:24
Crews from Scarborough, Filey and Tadcaster were mobilised to a report of a light aircraft down in a field. No fire service action was required. Incident was left with the police and ambulance service."
Aircraft type, registration and damage regarding the second microlight was not reported. Pictures in Source #3 suggest that the second microlight is also a Skyranger. No injuries reported.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a0ac5d9ed915d0ade60db64/Skyranger_912_2__G-CCDH_12-17.pdf
2: CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CCDH
3. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15393849.Plane_flips_upside_down_after_making_emergency_landing_in_field/
4. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/plane-flips-onto-roof-in-emergency-landing-1-8634112
5. https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/2323615/two-aircraft-make-emergency-landing-in-scarborough/
6. https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/night_6_july_17
7. http://www.flylight.co.uk/skyrangerinformation.html
8. http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/15393934.Small_plane_flips_over_after_making_emergency_landing/?ref=arc
9. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-CCDH
10. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001165980.html
Media:
G-CCDH at Popham
by Steve Homewood on netAirspace.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2017 01:53 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jul-2017 02:04 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2017 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2017 15:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2017 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2017 09:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 27-Sep-2017 10:05 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2017 20:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Dec-2017 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2017 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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