ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74210
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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 2010 |
| Time: | 07:59 LT |
| Type: |  PZL-104 Wilga 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Banners Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BWDF |
| MSN: | 21950955 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | PZL Kalisz AI-14RA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire |
| Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an attempt to tow a pro-UKIP banner the tow line became wrapped around the tailplane, causing a nose down elevator input. The pilot maintained some control of the aircraft but could not prevent it from impacting the ground. Both occupants were injured.
The accident attracted an unusual amount of press and media interest, as accident took place on the day of the 2010 UK General Elections, and the injured passenger was Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP): he was taken to Horton General Hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire, reportedly sustaining two broken ribs and a cracked spine. Farage was thus not able to attend the election declaration in the Buckingham constituency where he was standing for election against the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. The pilot had to be cut out of the wreckage and has been airlifted to a hospital in Coventry.
Aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair) and registration G-BWDF cancelled by the CAA as "destroyed" 25.01.2011
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ec1ce5274a13140000e7/PZL-104_Wilga_35A__G-BWDF_11-2010.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BWDF
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/8664260.stm
4. http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2010/05/i-just-hope-that-plane-doesnt-crash.html
5. http://polishaircraftblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/g-bwdf-pzl-104-wilga-35a-uk-accident.html
6. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/414381-light-aircraft-down-oxfordshire-merged.html
7. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1274011/UK-ELECTION-RESULTS-2010-Ukips-Nigel-Farage-joked-plane-crash.html
8. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/06/ukip-nigel-farage-plane-crash
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2010 06:02 | RobertMB | Added |
| 06-May-2010 06:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2010 04:39 | MarkStep | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Oct-2012 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 15:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2013 16:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2014 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2016 01:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2016 01:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Feb-2019 10:13 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
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