ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270362
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Date: | Thursday 9 December 2021 |
Time: | 11:25 LT |
Type: | Ikarus C42 FB80 Bravo |
Owner/operator: | GS Aviation (Europe) Ltd |
Registration: | G-CKGS |
MSN: | 1705-7501 |
Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Cotswold Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Clench Common Airfield, Wiltshire (EG20) |
Destination airport: | Cotswold Airport (GBA/EGBP) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A microlight aircraft crashed at Cotswold Airport (Kemble Airfield), Gloucestershire on 9.12.2021. The pilot was uninjured. Initial reports suggest that the aircraft was blown off the runway by a sudden gust of wind while flying at low altitude.
UPDATE: The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only report (see link #1), which identified the aircraft involved as Ikarus C42 FB80 Bravo G-CKGS, and the following is the summary from the report:
"Shortly before touchdown while landing, the aircraft stalled and landed heavily. The left landing gear collapsed and the aircraft veered to left, stopping on grass south of runway".
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-november-december-2021/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-november-december-2021 2.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-59596298 3.
https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/19773673.aircraft-crashes-cotswold-airport/ 4.
https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/19774030.aircraft-crashes-cotswold-airport/ 5.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-ckgs 6.
https://my.pinkfroot.com/photo/g-ckgs 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotswold_Airport#Civilian_use Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Dec-2021 13:29 |
gerard57 |
Added |
09-Dec-2021 16:51 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
09-Dec-2021 22:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
10-Dec-2021 08:06 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
12-Feb-2022 20:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Feb-2022 20:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
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