ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190972
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 2008 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | MW6-S Fatboy Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MYIE |
| MSN: | PFA 164-11800 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 miles from Barton Aerodrome, Salford, Greater Manchester -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Barton Airport, Lancashire (EGCB) |
| Barton Airport, Lancashire (EGCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-09-2008 when crashed at Barton Aerodrome, Barton-upon-Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester: the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot and his passenger were conducting a local flight from City Airport Manchester in good weather conditions. The pilot reported that he had been flying, without incident, for approximately 25 minutes when the aircraft developed a tendency to drop its right wing. Initially, he was able to recover the aircraft to straight and level flight using the flying controls but, after about four minutes, the right wing dropped again, and his attempts to recover the aircraft to straight and level flight became progressively less effective.
The pilot found that the tendency for the wing to drop was reduced by decreasing power but he was then unable to maintain altitude. He identified a suitable field for a forced landing, with power, and flew a steeper than normal approach to retain maximum control, accepting a faster speed at touchdown. During the landing, the combination of the aircraft’s speed and the rough stubble surface of the field caused the aircraft to turn over, damaging its nose landing gear and fuselage.
The pilot and his passenger received minor injuries and exited the aircraft through the right door. There was no fire. All three emergency services attended the accident site"
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damage to nose landing gear and fuselage". The damaged was presumably enough to render the airframe as "Beyond economic repair", as the registration G-MYIE was cancelled by the CAA on 10-03-2009 (some six months later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f02b40f0b61346000313/MW6-S__Modified__Merlin__G-MYIE_04-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. G-MYIE at Barton on the day it crashed: https://www.airteamimages.com/whittaker-mw6-merlin_G-MYIE_-private_75924.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2016 21:59 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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