ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174275
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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1988 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: | Mainair Gemini Flash |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MMUF |
| MSN: | W-09-1284-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harlington, 3 miles South of Flitwick, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WRITTEN OFF [DESTROYED] 29/06/1988. CRASHED AT HARLINGTON NEAR FLITWICK, BEDFORDHIRE. TRIKE SEPARATED FROM WING AT APPROX 1,000 FEET. BOTH OCCUPANTS KILLED.
THE A/C WAS CRUISING AT 1,000 FEET AGL WHEN IT MADE A GENTLE TURN TO AVOID AN ONCOMING MICROLIGHT. DURING THIS TURN THE TRIKE & WING SEPARATED WITH A LOUD BANG. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED BY IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION BY AAIB REVEALED THAT AN UNAUTHORISED MODIFICATION TO THE FRONT STRUT BOTTOM SECTION ALTERED THE LOAD PATHS WITHIN THE STRUT & LED TO FAILURE OF AN ALUMINIUM RIVET, SEPARATION OF THE LOWER STRUT & SECONDARY OVER STRESSING FAILURE OF THE MAIN MONOPOLE MEMBER.
THE A/C MANUFACTURER ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NR.29 DATED 27 JUN 1988 TO ALL OWNERS DRAWING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE CORRECT PROCEDURES & THE REQUIREMENT THAT STRUCTURAL MODS OR REPAIRS ARE CHECKED BY APPROVED INSPECTORS.
REGISTRATION G-MMUF CANCELLED BY THE CAA 27/08/1992 AS AIRCRAFT "DESTROYED"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb7be5274a13140007eb/Gemini_Flash_Microlight__G-MMUF__11-88.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-MMUF.pdf
3. https://studylib.net/doc/7518815/accidents-to-microlights-and-former-military-aircraft
4. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/81318/response/204730/attach/4/20110825Attachment.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 p.12
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlington,_Bedfordshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2015 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Aug-2022 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
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