ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89955
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2000 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Tipsy T.66 Nipper |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-TEDZ |
| MSN: | PFA 025-1105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 2200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Upper Cumberworth, West Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Crosland Moor Airfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (EGND) |
| Crosland Moor Airfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (EGND) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft then taxied for departure from Runway 07 at about 15:10 hours. The take off was filmed on video by an observer at the airfield. The aircraft left the airfield circuit to the south. An eyewitness observed the aircraft about five minutes later, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet amsl (1,000 feet above local ground level), flying straight and level in an easterly direction to the south of Holmfirth.
The eyewitness, who also held a pilot's licence, indicated that the aircraft appeared to be flying at a faster than usual cruise speed. The eyewitness lost sight of the aircraft before anything unusual occurred. Another witness saw the aircraft slightly further east of this location but noticed that the engine sounded as though it was running roughly and misfiring occasionally.
Two more eyewitnesses observed the aircraft flying low in an easterly or north easterly direction. They heard the engine noise stop, then restart with an apparent misfiring or rough running, before finally stopping once again. The aircraft made a sharp left turn just prior to disappearing from view over the brow of a hill. Perceiving that the aircraft was in distress, the witnesses then drove towards the aircraft's location to render assistance.
A farmer working in an adjacent field observed the aircraft approaching, maintaining its height initially. It then made a rapid left turn through 45° and began a steep descent. The aircraft made its final approach at a high rate of descent and was observed to touchdown apparently nose first.
The nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over, coming to rest inverted in an open field,about 100 metres short of a dry stone wall. The farmer went to summon assistance and proceeded to the accident site with several other people. Those first at the site turned the aircraft upright to assist the pilot who was still strapped in his harness, but the pilot died at the scene from severe head and neck injuries.
Registration cancelled 13/11/2000 as "addressee deceased". Aircraft rebuilt as G-CBCK, and re registered as such 26/4/2001
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/dft_avsafety_pdf_500953.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=TEDZ
3. http://www.laa-archive.org.uk/results.php?q=Tipsy%20T.66%20Nipper%20RA45%20Srs%203B&fields=model
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1051234/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 14:17 | harro | Added |
| 17-Aug-2012 16:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2013 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2016 20:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 31-Jan-2016 20:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2016 21:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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