ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175604
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 2015 |
| Time: | 13:41 |
| Type: | Zivko Edge 360 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-EDGJ |
| MSN: | MCK002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | One Lycoming YIO-390-EXP |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Buckenham Airfield, Attleborough, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV) |
| Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aerobatics plane crashed during the Old Buckenham media preview airshow after failing to recover from a flat spin. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and post-impact Fire. The pilot did not survive the crash. according to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot was flying a series of aerobatic manoeuvres at Old Buckenham Airfield when the accident occurred. His aircraft failed to recover correctly from a gyroscopic tumbling manoeuvre and inadvertently entered a spin. The pilot made no apparent attempt to recover from the spin and suffered fatal injuries in the ground impact.
The aerobatic manoeuvre was entered at relatively low speed and height, which may have been due in part to a lack of recent aerobatic practice and the use of a new or improvised aerobatic sequence. The investigation concluded that the aircraft entered the spin as a result of inappropriate control inputs, which also precluded a recovery.
The pilot was found to have been suffering from a serious and previously undiagnosed heart condition, which had the potential to affect his ability to perform the aerobatic manoeuvres safely and which could have produced incapacitating symptoms at a critical stage of the flight."
The official AAIB report confirms that G-EDGJ was "destroyed"; as a result the registration G-EDGJ was cancelled by the CAA on 05-11-2015 as "destroyed" and owners "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-mckenzie-edge-360-g-edgj
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=EDGJ
3. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/tribute-to-pilot-killed-after-plane-crashes-at-old-buckenham-airfield-1-4044645
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/video_pilot_killed_after_plane_catches_fire_and_crashes_at_old_buckenham_airfield_1_4044703]
5. https://www.wildcataerobatics.com/about/the-fleet/the-edge-360/g-edgj
Media:
The AAIB has deployed a team to investigate a light aircraft accident at Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk.
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) April 22, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2015 14:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Apr-2015 15:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 18:08 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 18:09 | harro | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 18:09 | harro | Updated [Registration] |
| 22-Apr-2015 18:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Jul-2015 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Feb-2016 00:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Mar-2016 15:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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