ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179532
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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2012 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Rans S-6ES Coyote II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MZMS |
| MSN: | PFA 204-1329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582-48 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chase Farm Airstrip, near Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chase Farm Airstrip, near Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/5/2012 when crashed on approach to Chase Farm Airstrip, near Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot was intending to land at the airstrip which has a grass runway running approximately east-west. Having made two approaches to the west which had been abandoned because of a number of sheep at the westerly end of the runway, his third attempt was to be on the easterly runway, hoping to touch down after the sheep (there was effectively zero wind). The final attempt was initially at an angle to the centre line, intending to turn right at a late stage for the actual touchdown. This was to avoid a copse situated close to the threshold.
The pilot misjudged the aircraft’s proximity to the trees and it struck one of the trees with its left wing, causing the aircraft to spin to the left and impact the ground close to the runway threshold. Despite severe damage to the aircraft, the pilot was uninjured".
The AAIB report confirms that the airframe was "damaged beyond repair"; as a result, the registration G-MZMS was cancelled by the CAA on 30/5/2012 - just six days later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc70ed915d137400087f/Rans_S6-ES_Coyote_II_G-MZMS_09-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=MZMS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2015 03:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Dec-2016 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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