ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151090
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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 2012 |
| Time: | 11:19 UTC |
| Type: | Jabiru UL |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-VILA |
| MSN: | PFA 274A-133 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Jabiru Aircraft Pty 2200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aldham near Hadleigh, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elmsett Airfield (EGST) |
| Elmsett Airfield (EGST) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 8/12/2012 when crashed in fog at Aldham near Hadleigh, Suffolk, killing the pilot (the sole person on board). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft departed from a grass airstrip for a local flight. Although the weather at the time of departure was fine, the forecast included substantial areas of low cloud and fog. Following an extended period of flying, in poor weather and at times below 300 ft agl, the aircraft crashed while manoeuvring in the vicinity of Elmsett Airfield. The pilot suffered fatal injuries in the impact and there was a severe post-crash fire.
From the evidence derived from the GPS onboard G-VILA, it is likely that the pilot was attempting to land at Elmsett Airfield. The GPS data from 11:16 hrs showed rapid changes in speed, track and altitude, suggestive of an aircraft not fully under control. The description from the eyewitnesses of the aircraft’s final manoeuvres suggests that, as the aircraft approached Aldham, the pilot pulled up into a cloud layer and hence his visual references would have been compromised.
In the cloud, control of the aircraft was probably lost almost immediately, which resulted in a steep descent and ground impact".
As the AAIB report confirms, the aircraft was "destroyed", and the registration G-VILA was cancelled by the CAA on 22/7/2013 as aircraft "destroyed" and the owners "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f510ed915d1371000559/Jabiru_UL__G-VILA_09-13.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=VILA
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245067/One-dead-plane-crashes-tree-landing-pond.html
4. http://news.sky.com/story/1022641/suffolk-light-aircraft-crash-one-person-dead
5. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/one-killed-in-suffolk-light-aircraft-crash-8395642.html
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-20651427
7. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/update-investigation-into-light-aircraft-crash-continues-1-1735688
8. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/9733093/Pilot-killed-battling-to-avoid-houses-after-light-aircraft-hits-power-lines.html
9. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/aldham-family-pays-tribute-to-man-who-died-in-light-aircraft-crash-1-1738087
Media:
The AAIB has sent a team to investigate a light aircraft accident near Ipswich.
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) December 8, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2012 09:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Dec-2012 13:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2012 06:08 | FERRYAIR | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Dec-2012 15:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Dec-2012 18:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2013 11:34 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2013 11:35 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2015 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2015 23:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Feb-2016 00:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Jul-2016 13:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
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