ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29478
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| Date: | Sunday 16 May 2004 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 18 |
| Owner/operator: | Mendip Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 2149 |
| MSN: | 18029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Draycott, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Halesland, Somerset |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on launch, at Halesland, Somerset on 16/5/2004, and came down nearby at Draycott. The pilot - the sole person on board - later died in hospital of injuries sustained. According to a contemporary BBC report (see link #1):
"Glider pilot's death 'accidental'
A 35-year-old glider pilot died when his aircraft crashed just after takeoff, an inquest has heard. Patrick Martin had flown at the Mendip Gliding Club, Somerset, for the first time, and it was the first time he had flown the one-man glider. The inquest at Flax Bourton heard Mr Martin ascended at "too steep an angle" and, despite correcting himself, ended up spiralling down into a field. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
The inquest heard how prior to the fatal flight Mr Martin had taken a practice "check flight" with duty instructor Peter Moorhead. Mr Moorhead had cautioned him about his steep initial ascent but given the go ahead for him to fly solo. The court heard Mr Martin's flight log book showed he was "an experienced but perhaps not frequent flyer".
John Hoskins, senior accident investigator for the British Gliding Association (BGA), compiled a report saying that "under closer scrutiny his record was not so clear cut" and he took "considerably longer" then the average pilot to qualify. He therefore made the recommendation that clubs taking on new pilots thoroughly checked log books to sufficient and recent flight experience This has now been accepted by the BGA and is being followed up.
Mr Martin, a Bristol University researcher, and originally from Canada, was transferred by air ambulance to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital where he was pronounced dead on 16 May 2004".
Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4414523.stm
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/3722261.stm
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask18.htm
4. http://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=BGA-2149
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/bga2149.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Dec-2012 15:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2016 00:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2016 00:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2016 16:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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