ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191386
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-IMPY |
| MSN: | PFA 189-11439 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gadairwen Farm, Pontyclun, near Cardiff, South Glamorgan -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gadairwen Farm, Pontyclun, near Cardiff, South Glamorga |
| Gadairwen Farm, Pontyclun, near Cardiff, South Glamorga | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 01-03-2010 when crashed at Gadairwen Farm, Pontyclun, near Cardiff, South Glamorgan: Whilst on final approach in light winds with about 50 metres to go to the private grass strip, the pilot encountered “rapid sink”. He added power, but too late to prevent contact with the top of the low boundary hedge at the start of the strip, causing the aircraft to land heavily, with little forward speed, just beyond the hedge. Although the aircraft was extensively damaged, the pilot, who was wearing a three-point lap strap and shoulder harness, was uninjured and vacated the aircraft without difficulty.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Right landing gear bent back into fuselage, right wing
bent, propeller damaged". All of which were presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", although the registration was not cancelled by the CAA until 20-02-2015, almost five years later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f578ed915d137100057d/Avid_Flyer_C__G-IMPY_06-10.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-IMPY.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2016 17:07 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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