ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231403
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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2019 |
| Time: | 13:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Brügger MB-2 Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BUDW |
| MSN: | PFA 043-10644 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 1834cc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northfield Farm, Mavis Enderby, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | farm airstrip near Mavis Enderby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire |
| farm airstrip near Mavis Enderby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who owned G-BUDW, was planning a short flight to test a modification to the aircraft’s fuel system. As the aircraft took off a witness heard the engine running roughly before it disappeared from view. The accident site was found approximately one hour later to the north of the runway. It is likely the pilot had attempted to fly a circuit to land back at the airfield.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "aircraft destroyed"). As a result, the registration G-BUDW was cancelled (de-registered) by the CAA on 8 July 2020 as "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Deceased" (the pilot fatality was also the registered owner/operator)
AAIB Conclusion
The aircraft suffered a partial engine failure shortly after taking off. The evidence suggests that the pilot flew a circuit to the north of the airfield attempting to return to the runway but struck the ground just to the north of the runway.
The investigation found the engine was in poor condition with several defects which could explain the loss of engine power. This included a crack in the head of cylinder 2 and a leak in the manifold.
The pilot had made several modifications to the fuel system, but no evidence was found that these had been approved in accordance with LAA requirements. No evidence was found of on-condition engine health monitoring or an established maintenance schedule for the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f734cd7e90e0740d6b6885d/Colibri_MB2_G-BUDW_11-20.pdf
2. https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campaigns/news/2019/fatal-aircraft-crash-near-spilsby/
3. https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2019-12-16/pilot-dies-following-plane-crash-in-lincolnshire/
4. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-50805886
5. https://lincolnshirereporter.co.uk/2019/12/pilot-dies-after-small-aircraft-crash-near-spilsby/?fbclid=IwAR21NrWeA2AD7Lp0Djke8ZR7WaA940EQusZ3IsMVnGoynUw-tl3uDyHm0I8
6. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8609797
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BUDW
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Enderby
Media:
Colibri MB2: on take off, a witness heard the engine running roughly before it disappeared from view. The accident resulted in one fatality, Northfield Farm, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 15 December 2019.https://t.co/eTRH1707tZ pic.twitter.com/dzdPZekudt
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) October 1, 2020
Lincolnshire police say a full investigation is now underway alongside the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) to determine what led to the crash. https://t.co/pveOPtoxkT
— ITV News Calendar (@itvcalendar) December 16, 2019
@aaibgovuk investigators at the scene of a fatal plane crash on farmland near Spilsby in Lincolnshire. pic.twitter.com/7K9Y4fOUo8
— Emma Wilkinson (@emmawilkitv) December 16, 2019
G-BUDW Brugger MB.2 Colibri at Sywell, Northamptonshire on 31 August 2013:We are appealing for witnesses following an aircraft crash at Mavis Enderby, on Sunday. The pilot sadly died at the scene https://t.co/TSRSO0PNfp pic.twitter.com/zhqnRft0nA
— Lincolnshire Police (@lincspolice) December 16, 2019
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2019 17:30 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 15-Dec-2019 17:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Dec-2019 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2019 14:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 16-Dec-2019 15:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2019 15:28 | Jinx 40 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
| 16-Dec-2019 16:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2019 16:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Dec-2019 17:27 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Dec-2019 05:56 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Dec-2019 17:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2020 10:10 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 15-Oct-2020 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 15-Oct-2020 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
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