ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190801
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: | Gemini Flash IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Raymond Smith |
| Registration: | G-MWTG |
| MSN: | 838-0591-7-W632 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582-2V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Otherton Airfield, Micklewood Lane, Penkridge, Staffordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Otherton Airfield, Micklewood Lane, Penkridge, Staffordshire |
| Otherton Airfield, Micklewood Lane, Penkridge, Staffordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30-04-2008 when crashed at Otherton Airfield, Micklewood Lane, Penkridge, Staffordshire. Of the two persons on board, one sustained minor injuries, the other was uninjured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The accident occurred during a circuit training detail. The aircraft had already completed a number of uneventful circuits from grass Runway 11, and was climbing back to circuit height when, between 200 and 300 feet agl, the engine stopped suddenly.
The instructor assumed control and executed a forced landing in a field, but was unable to stop in the distance available. The microlight struck a boundary fence at low speed before pitching over the fence, causing the wing to be badly damaged and the student pilot to sustain minor injuries.
The cause of the engine failure was not established. The microlight is reportedly uneconomical to repair,"
Nature of Damage: Per the AAIB report (above) "Aircraft extensively damaged" and "uneconomical to repair,". Therefore the registration G-MWTG was cancelled by the CAA. but not until 09-02-2009, some 10 months later as "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ee8240f0b613420001d5/Gemini_Flash_IIA__G-MWTG_08-08.pdf
2: CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MWTG
3. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Mainair-Gemini-Flash-IIA/1169867
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2016 21:38 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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