ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199924
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 2016 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Best Off Skyranger 582(1) |
| Owner/operator: | Charlie Golf Mike Kilo Group |
| Registration: | G-CGMK |
| MSN: | BMAA/HB/491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582/48-2V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Over Farm Microlight Strip, Over, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Over Farm Microlight Strip, Over, Gloucestershire |
| Over Farm Microlight Strip, Over, Gloucestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a hard landing, Over Farm Microlight Strip, Over, Gloucestershire, 19 July 2016. According to the following summary from the official AAIB report:
"The pilot was conducting a local flight in his microlight aircraft following a period with limited flying. The weather was reportedly hot and humid and there was little or no wind. During his initial approach to the grass strip the pilot elected to go around as he felt he was too high to land safely. During his second approach, the aircraft floated further down the runway than he anticipated.
As he attempted to initiate a touch-and-go the aircraft made contact with the ground heavily, causing the nose wheel to collapse. The propeller then dug into the ground, resulting in the aircraft rotating 180 degrees over its nose. It came to rest inverted and pointing back down the runway. The pilot noted, as he evacuated the aircraft, that the windsock was indicating a slight tailwind. He acknowledged that he had left the decision about whether to go around too late to avoid a heavy landing."
Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) sustained "minor" injuries. Damage sustained to the airframe was described at the time by the AAIB report as "Nose wheel and airframe damage". It would seems that the damage was later re-assessed as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-CGMK was cancelled by the CAA on 11 July 2017 (one year later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57ff96a440f0b6713800001e/Skyranger_582_1__G-CGMK_11-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1323511
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2017 00:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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