ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228509
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: | TeST TST-8 DM Alpin |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 83-ALU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Romilly-sur-Seine -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, alone on board and seated in the forward seat, took off at about 1130 from the private ultralight platform he owned. During the initial climb, a witness noticed
that the ULM has a low slope. He saw it turn left at a low height at the end of the runway, before losing sight of it behind trees. The ultralight collided with the ground.
Contributing factors
- The pilot's decision to undertake this flight without knowledge of the ultralight's performance and without the advice of a knowledgeable third party.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lest-eclair.fr/id88600/article/2019-08-25/accident-dulm-romilly-sur-seine
Images:
Photo: BEA
Media:
⚠️Accident mortel d’un ULM #TST Alpin de construction amateur après le décollage survenu dimanche 25/08/19 à #RomillySurSeine / 3 enquêteurs @BEA_Aero
— BEA ✈️ 🚁🛩 🇫🇷 (@BEA_Aero) August 26, 2019
se sont rendus sur place. pic.twitter.com/3vFT6P2nkW
France - Romilly-sur-Seine : un pilote est décédé lors du crash de son motoplaneur.https://t.co/5lLQCZhmxV pic.twitter.com/IP8UtvhV9O
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) August 25, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2019 17:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Aug-2019 19:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2019 07:57 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 27-Aug-2019 05:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 29-Aug-2019 16:49 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Aug-2020 06:27 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Aug-2020 06:27 | harro | Updated [Photo, Accident report, ] |
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