ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191566
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| Date: | Friday 3 September 2010 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: | Pegasus XL-Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MVVN |
| MSN: | SW-WQ-0226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 462 HP |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watnall Airstrip, near Hucknall, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watnall Airstrip, Nottinghamshire |
| Watnall Airstrip, Nottinghamshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 03-09-2010 when crashed at Watnall Airsrtrip, near Hucknall, Nottinghamshire: During the final stages of a glide approach in benign weather conditions, the aircraft encountered a sudden and rapid descent. The pilot applied power in an attempt to arrest the rate of descent, but the aircraft’s main wheels contacted the hedge on the airfield boundary and the aircraft impacted the ground heavily at the beginning of the grass strip and came to a rapid halt. The pilot was wearing a lap harness and a protective helmet and suffered minor injuries. He assessed the cause as a “sudden unexpected sink” encountered during the latter stages of the approach.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Pod and propeller shattered, tubes bent and broken, sail torn". The damage sustained was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-MVVN was cancelled by the CAA on 17-05-2011 as "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ff3ee5274a131400099d/Pegasus_XL-Q__G-MVVN_02-11.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MVVN
3. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/watnall/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2016 17:30 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 23-Nov-2016 17:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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