ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301302
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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Ultravia Pelican |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | 59-CAW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ault -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Persan-Beaumont Airfield (LFPA) |
| Saint Valery-Vittefleur Airfield (LFOS) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, accompanied by a ULM instructor passenger, took off in the morning from Coulommiers-Voisins airfield for a trip to Saint-Valéry-Vittefleu. Three other microlights were flying the same route. They made a stopover, around noon, at the Persan-Beaumont airfield and left in the middle of the afternoon, bound for the Eu-Mers-le-Tréport airfield.
The four microlights having different performances, each crew followed its own route.
The crew of 59-CAW was flying at low altitude and below the clouds located at about 100 meters above sea level. Sea mist invaded the coast between Dieppe and the town of Ault.
Abeam the town of Ault, the emergency parachute was activated. The ultralight landed on the roof of a hangar, slipped, fell a few meters and caught fire.
CONCLUSION
It is likely that the crew was surprised by the arrival of the disturbance which was moving rapidly towards the coast. It is likely that the pilot then flew between the terrain and the cloud base in order to keep his view of the ground. From the moment the sea mist settled, it was difficult, if not impossible, to cross the terrain surrounding Ault.
The continuation of the flight in degraded visibility conditions probably led the crew to open the emergency parachute.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-a-pelican-450-s-identified-59-caw-on-24-05-2015-at-ault-80/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2022 17:30 | harro | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 17:32 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 17:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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