ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276817
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Date: | Thursday 24 March 2022 |
Time: | c. 13:55 LT |
Type: | Flight Design CT2K |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | G-CBDJ |
MSN: | 7850 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Beccles Airfield (EGSM), Ellough, Suffolk -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Temple Bruer Airstrip, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | Beccles Airport (EGSM) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Flight Design CT2K, G-CBDJ, veered off the runway on landing at Beccles Airfield (EGSM), Ellough, Suffolk, and came to rest in a field of oilseed rape. The sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.
UPDATE: The AAIB Final Report into the incident was published on April 20 2023, and the following is the synopsis from it:
"AAIB Report: Fatal accident involving a Flight Design CT2K (G-CBDJ) at Beccles Aerodrome, Suffolk, 24 March 2022.
The aircraft was on a flight from Temple Bruer airstrip, Lincolnshire to Beccles Aerodrome, Suffolk. The approach was described as “unstable”. The aircraft bounced on landing and probably stalled. The pilot was fatally injured when the aircraft subsequently struck the ground.
The pilot was familiar with his aircraft and in recent practice, but the landing diverged from his intended plan. Given that he was 87 years old and recognised that he would likely have to stop flying in the near future, it is possible that some age-related deterioration in human performance was a factor in this accident. The investigation highlighted a lack of medical guidance for both pilots and medical professionals, as well as a cohort of private pilots who are not subject to an independent professional assessment of age-related deterioration in piloting ability. Four Safety Recommendations have been made to the CAA, three about the Pilot Medical Declaration and one about the re-validation of ratings.
=Safety Recommendations
Safety Recommendation 2023-007
It is recommended that the UK Civil Aviation Authority provides comprehensive guidance for pilots on the medical factors that must be considered when making an online Pilot Medical Declaration.
Safety Recommendation 2023-008
It is recommended that the UK Civil Aviation Authority provides guidance for medical professionals to promote awareness of the medical standards required by the Pilot Medical Declaration scheme.
Safety Recommendation 2023-009
It is recommended that the UK Civil Aviation Authority engages with the UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to understand their process for managing medical related driving licence decisions, and ensure that the UK Civil Aviation
Safety Recommendation 2023-010
It is recommended that the UK Civil Aviation Authority assesses the continued appropriateness for holders of UK PPLs with microlight class ratings issued before 1 February 2008 to re-validate that rating solely by providing evidence of experience Authority’s process for managing the Pilot Medical Declaration scheme is as
effective.
Damage Sustained to airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report "aircraft destroyed". The aircraft's registration G-CDBJ was cancelled on 19 December 2022 as "destroyed" and the registered owner "deceased"
Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643d5c26773a8a0013ab2ded/Flight_Design_CT2K_G-CBDJ_06-23.pdf 2.
https://www.suffolklive.com/news/suffolk-news/live-beccles-airfield-updates-plane-6855675 3.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-03-24/plane-crashes-at-airfield 4.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-60866839 5.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GCBDJ/history/20220324/1254Z 6.
https://www.suffolklive.com/news/uk-world-news/man-dies-following-light-aircraft-6857625 7.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/24/man-dies-after-light-aircraft-crashes-at-airfield-in-north-suffolk 8.
https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/beccles/investigation-launched-following-fatal-plane-crash-9246465/ 9.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18059732/man-killed-plane-crash-beccles-airfield/ 10.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-current-field-investigations/air-accidents-investigation-branch-current-field-investigations 11.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-cbdj#2b403e4c Media:
G-CBDJ Flight Design CT2K photographed 24 June 2020:
G-CBDJ Flight Design CT2K photographed at Fenland 7 April 2017
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Mar-2022 17:13 |
gerard57 |
Added |
24-Mar-2022 17:26 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
24-Mar-2022 17:34 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Mar-2022 17:47 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2022 01:28 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2022 07:38 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
25-Mar-2022 17:00 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
25-Mar-2022 17:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2022 17:11 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
25-Mar-2022 17:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
25-Mar-2022 17:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn] |
26-Mar-2022 00:01 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Narrative] |
02-Oct-2022 20:27 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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