ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34432
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2008 |
| Time: | 13:08 LT |
| Type: | Thruster TST Mk 1 microlight |
| Owner/operator: | TST Group Flying |
| Registration: | G-MVBT |
| MSN: | 8068-TST-083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | BMW R100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A483 Chirk Bypass, near Chirk airfield, Wrexham, Clywd -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chirk airfield, Wrexham, Clywd |
| Chirk airfield, Wrexham, Clywd | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engined aircraft suffered a power loss at 200 feet agl shortly after takeoff; the pilot attempted to return to the airfield, however the aircraft struck a mound short of the field. According to contemporary press reports G-MVBT "failed to reach the runway and smashed into a rough track and embankment just 25 metres short of the A483 Chirk bypass."
The pilot sustained a fractured spine. It was not possible to determine the cause of the power loss with any degree of certainty, but a fuel system problem seemed the most likely cause.
The pilot, Mr Gary Chessell, 52, from The Wirral, Cheshire, also suffered eye and back injuries and was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital after walking from the scene.
Although the AAIB report describes G-MVBT as a write off "damage beyond economic repair", it was not de-registered by the CAA until 10-11-2015, over seven years later as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542302cce5274a1317000bdd/Thruster_TST_Mk1__G-MVBT_08-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=MVBT
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7659763.stm
4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/microlight-crashes-near-busy-road-2145126
5. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/pilots-lucky-escape-after-crash-2808221
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2008 08:29 | ryan | Added |
| 13-Oct-2008 11:06 | angels one five | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2012 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2014 02:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2016 13:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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