ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176952
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 2015 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: |  Team Mini-Max 91 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MYLB |
| MSN: | PFA186-12419 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Field adjacent to A1(M) Junction 61, near Bowburn, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fishburn Airfield, County Durham |
| Fishburn Airfield, County Durham | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft experienced an inflight loss of engine power and force landed to a field north of Bowburn in County Durham, North East. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot on board received minor injuries. Per the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"After the pilot had turned south to return to Fishburn, with the aircraft at a height of about 1,500 ft agl, the engine rpm decayed and then stopped completely. He tried to restart the engine but without success. Therefore, having alerted Fishburn Airfield to his situation, he selected a field for a forced landing. There were three possibilities but they all contained a standing crop, so he selected the largest, which was approximately 600-700 metres in length, and set the aircraft up for an approach. The pilot tried to land in the tracks left by a tractor but, as the main landing gear contacted the crop, the nose pitched down and the aircraft was spun to the right.
The pilot, suffering only minor scratches and bruising, undid his harness and vacated the aircraft through the aperture left by the canopy, which had been wrenched off during the accident. The aircraft had been severely damaged but there was no fire."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, airframe "Damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-MYLB was cancelled by the CAA on 14/7/2015 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5669490140f0b6036600000e/Team_Minimax_91_G-MYLB_12-15.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20150616210913/http://www.msn.com:80/en-gb/news/national/light-aircraft-crashes-near-road-in-county-durham/ar-BBl63Xl
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.durhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/13330447.display/]
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20161015120038/http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk:80/Info/Fishburnnews.htm
6. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/pilot-makes-miraculous-escape-after-9448645
7. http://www.greatnorthairambulance.co.uk/news-and-events/article/air-ambulance-called-to-light-aircraft-crash-at-county-durham/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2015 21:40 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 06:35 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2015 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2015 19:21 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 10-Dec-2015 18:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2015 18:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2016 18:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Jul-2016 18:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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