ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278639
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 2022 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Groppo Trail Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-SMLZ |
| MSN: | 000112/71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Old Warden Aerodrome (EGTH), Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Warden Aerodrome (EGTH) |
| Old Warden Aerodrome (EGTH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A amateur built Groppo Trail Mk.2 crashed when landing at Old Warden Aerodrome (EGTH), Old Warden, Bedfordshire. Both occupants are believed to have been uninjured but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only Report, published on 13 October 2022, and the following is the summary from that report:
"The aircraft experienced a violent swing to the right after touchdown, so the pilot applied full power and aborted the landing. The aircraft pitched up steeply, the left wing then dropped and struck the ground. The aircraft rotated onto its right wing and came to rest on its right side. The pilot reflected that an unexpectedly strong gust of wind likely caused the initial swing on touchdown. He was surprised by the rapidity of the pitch up."
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2022
2. https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-news/plane-crashes-shuttleworth-collection-old-7155557
3. https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/small-aircraft-crashes-on-airfield-at-old-warden-aerodrome-near-bedford-3718059
4. https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/emergency-services-rush-plane-crash-7155705
5. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GSMLZ/history/20220601/1311Z
6. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=121383&sid=0c42beb84d8dc5f060a71a3053ea71f7
7. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1619438/plane-crash-old-warden-aerodrome-light-aircraft-hospital-field-hertfordshire-emergency-ser
8. https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/small-aircraft-crashes-on-airfield-at-old-warden-aerodrome-near-bedford-3718059
9. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/39645_1552834742.jpg
Media:
G-SMLZ Nando Groppo Trail Mk.2 at Sywell 04/09/2021:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2022 15:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jun-2022 15:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2022 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Jun-2022 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-Jun-2022 22:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2022 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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