A PILOT suffered minor injuries when his kit aircraft failed to take off and ended up crashing into a hedge on a Hampshire airfield.
The 65-year-old male pilot's Rans/6 single engine aircraft lost its propeller and undercarriage and suffered structural damage after it became embedded in the hedge on the edge of Chilbolton airfield, near Andover.
The air accident investigation branch has launched an investigation into the accident that happened yesterday afternoon at 2.21pm.
well it's obvious, the man built this kit aircraft & had a few nutts & bolts left over & just didnt read the instructions that was in chinese language when he put it all together.i bet if the investigation team went to this blokes house they would find the missing nutts & bolts in a jar in his shed. now the man knows what these parts were for. perhaps they were needed to keep the propeller & under carriage attached.
just as well he never took off of the ground.
better luck next time DO IT YOURSELF biggles.
houston we have a problem, one small step for man, one giant crash into a hedge for mr D.I.Y..
well it's obvious, the man built this kit aircraft & had a few nutts & bolts left over & just didnt read the instructions that was in chinese language when he put it all together.i bet if the investigation team went to this blokes house they would find the missing nutts & bolts in a jar in his shed. now the man knows what these parts were for. perhaps they were needed to keep the propeller & under carriage attached.
just as well he never took off of the ground.
better luck next time DO IT YOURSELF biggles.
houston we have a problem, one small step for man, one giant crash into a hedge for mr D.I.Y..
Posted by: richard branson, hants on 10:01pm Sat 10 May 08
houston we have a problem. one giant step for man, one giant crash into a hedge for mr D.I.Y.
it is obvious this bloke built this craft by himself , i bet if the investigation team checked out his shed they would find a few left over nuts & bolts that were supposed to hold the propeller & undercarriage together.
good job this man never took off & got airbourne.
houston we have a problem. one giant step for man, one giant crash into a hedge for mr D.I.Y.
it is obvious this bloke built this craft by himself , i bet if the investigation team checked out his shed they would find a few left over nuts & bolts that were supposed to hold the propeller & undercarriage together.
good job this man never took off & got airbourne.
Posted by: Somebody with common sense, England on 4:09am Mon 12 May 08
[bold]Do your mother's know that you are playing with the computer?
It's "obvious", Mr Branson-Miles that you don't have clue what you are talking about. I won't even bother trying to discuss the finer points in your comments as it's "obvious" that you have a problem reading the main article.
And since when did a certificate of airworthiness stop a crash happening? Of course, all those cars out there crashing couldn't possibly have an MOT certificate could they?[/bold]
Do your mother's know that you are playing with the computer?
It's "obvious", Mr Branson-Miles that you don't have clue what you are talking about. I won't even bother trying to discuss the finer points in your comments as it's "obvious" that you have a problem reading the main article.
And since when did a certificate of airworthiness stop a crash happening? Of course, all those cars out there crashing couldn't possibly have an MOT certificate could they?
Posted by: King Mush, Woolston on 1:21am Tue 13 May 08
65 yr old pilot + kit aircraft? Phew!
Was he wearing a trilby hat plus bottleglass lens specs? Usually spotted doing 30mph in the outside lane of the M27?
Can you imagine the Mayday signal picked up by Eastleigh air traffic control "Location pilot?"
Biggles "Mmm..let me see now....er...ha.. Hedge End?"
65 yr old pilot + kit aircraft? Phew!
Was he wearing a trilby hat plus bottleglass lens specs? Usually spotted doing 30mph in the outside lane of the M27?
Can you imagine the Mayday signal picked up by Eastleigh air traffic control "Location pilot?"
Biggles "Mmm..let me see now....er...ha.. Hedge End?"
Posted by: John, Hampshire on 12:18pm Fri 23 May 08
Thank goodness there is someone with common sense out there!
I won’t dwell on the fact that the little morons who have made stupid DIY comments, lack the most basic spelling and comprehension skills.
One significant fact has been missed - the pilot only suffered MINOR injuries.
How many airliners, with more certificates of airworthiness and compliance than you can shake a stick at, have crashed and the pilot has walked away?
I have been flying an aircraft that I built over seven years ago. Every nutt (sic) has been checked and double checked. I made darn sure that the aircraft exceeded any official airworthiness inspections because my life depends on it. I have more confidence in my own build than in something built on a production line by an operator simply waiting for his shift to end!
I have been flying for fifty years without an accident, I pass a rigorous medical exam each year, I don’t wear “bottleglass” specs and I find stupid comments by the likes of Branson-Miles, sad rather than funny.
Thank goodness there is someone with common sense out there!
I won’t dwell on the fact that the little morons who have made stupid DIY comments, lack the most basic spelling and comprehension skills.
One significant fact has been missed - the pilot only suffered MINOR injuries.
How many airliners, with more certificates of airworthiness and compliance than you can shake a stick at, have crashed and the pilot has walked away?
I have been flying an aircraft that I built over seven years ago. Every nutt (sic) has been checked and double checked. I made darn sure that the aircraft exceeded any official airworthiness inspections because my life depends on it. I have more confidence in my own build than in something built on a production line by an operator simply waiting for his shift to end!
I have been flying for fifty years without an accident, I pass a rigorous medical exam each year, I don’t wear “bottleglass” specs and I find stupid comments by the likes of Branson-Miles, sad rather than funny.
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