ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347007
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Thruster T600N 450 |
| Owner/operator: | Trustees of: West Wight Aviators |
| Registration: | G-CBGV |
| MSN: | 0121-T600N-056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Freshwater Farm Airfield, Freshwater, Isle of Wight -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Freshwater Farm Airfield, Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
Thruster T600N 450 G-CBGV: Substantially damaged 2-3-2023 when overturned on landing at Freshwater Farm Airfield, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only investigation, published on 8-6-2023, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:
"In the final stages of the approach the engine stopped and could not be restarted. The pilot carried out an emergency landing in a nearby field. During the landing, the nose of the microlight dug in and the aircraft became inverted, damaging the forward fuselage".
Freshwater Farm Airstrip is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 50.68164 and longitude -1.49220. The airport has one runway: 17/35. This airport has no ICAO code, use GB-0600 as reference
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only investigation, published on 8-6-2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-march-april-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-march-april-2023
2. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000475729.html
3. https://metar-taf.com/airport/GB-0600-freshwater-fruit-farm-airstrip
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G-CBGV Thruster T600N 450 at Popham Airfield, Hampshire 4-5-2019Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2023 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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