ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65282
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2006 |
| Time: | 16:21 |
| Type: |  Cessna F150L (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Seawing Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BABB |
| MSN: | F150-0830 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eastwood Park, Eastwood, near Southend on Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Southend Airport, Essex (SEN/EGMC) |
| Southend Airport, Essex (SEN/EGMC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student, who was training at Southend Airport towards the issue of a Private Pilot’s Licence, was on his second solo flight. Having established the aircraft on final approach, the student was instructed to go around so that a faster aircraft approaching to land behind his aircraft would not catch up with it. Both the controller’s instruction and the student pilot’s acknowledgement involved non-standard RTF phrases.
In order to avoid any possibility of conflict between the two aircraft the student was then instructed to turn away from the final approach track. During this manoeuvre, the student flew level at low altitude and it is likely that the aircraft remained in the approach configuration with insufficient power applied to maintain flying speed. In level flight, the aircraft stalled at a height from which recovery was impossible and it struck the ground in a public park approximately 1 nautical mile from the airport.
The death of a 16-year-old pilot killed in a plane crash was an accident, an inquest jury has decided. The verdict, read out by Coroner Peter Dean, said: "Sam Cross sustained fatal injuries at approximately 16:21 BST on 19 July 2006 when the aircraft he was flying on his second solo flight crashed into Eastwood Park.
Registration G-BABB cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 28/11/2006
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542304d140f0b61342000ba3/Cessna_F150L__G-BABB_07-07.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BABB
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-467945/Solo-teenage-pilot-died-tried-avoid-faster-plane.html
4. https://fearoflanding.com/accidents/accident-reports/southend-inquest/
5. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/842963.pilot_16_killed_in_plane_crash/
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/7464404.stm
7. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/21/stevenmorris.uknews2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2009 23:15 | VHKDK | Added |
| 27-Sep-2011 10:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2012 20:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 12:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2014 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2016 23:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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