ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191448
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 2010 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-235C Lunar Rocket |
| Owner/operator: | Newnham Joint Flying Syndicate |
| Registration: | G-BVFT |
| MSN: | 7183C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming o-540-J1A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glanusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daventry, Northamptonshire |
| Glanusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24-04-2010 when crashed at Glanusk Park, Crickhowell, Powys: no injuries were sustained to the pilot (the sole person on board). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that en route to his destination he listened to the ATIS (Air Traffic Information Service) for Gloucestershire Airport, 37 nautical miles to the east, which reported a surface wind from 190 degrees at 5 knots. The landing strip at Glanusk Park is grass, orientated approximately 110/290 degrees.
The pilot flew an approach in the north westerly direction; the approach was slightly high, and he side-slipped the aircraft to lose height. He reported that the approach had felt “fast” and that the landing was “long and fast”. As the aircraft approached the fence at the end of the strip the pilot retracted flap and applied power to go around.
There was insufficient time to complete the correct short-field takeoff procedure and, despite a final attempt to lift off, the aircraft struck the fence and then a tree trunk, against which it came to a halt. The pilot attributed the accident to lack of recent flying experience, poor judgement of the wind (which locally was a strong tailwind), and a late decision to go around."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Left wing, propeller, lower engine cowl, engine, rear
fuselage and tail wheel" damaged. The damage sustained was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BVFT was cancelled by the CAA on 05-10-2010 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423010ae5274a1317000b01/Maule_M5-235C_Lunar_Rocket__G-BVFT_09-10.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/harlowirish/3786015059
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000358584.html
5. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6540
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2016 22:22 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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