GippsAero GA8 Airvan crash, Nov 28, 2010, Swindon
GippsAero GA8 Airvan accident on November 28, 2010 near Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: A stall in the turn after...
- Date: November 28, 2010
- Aircraft: GippsAero GA8 Airvan
- Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A stall in the turn after takeoff. Frost on the wings raised the stalling speed, the aircraft was rotated late and performance was below the calculated value, and the flaps had been raised one stage during the turn.
A GippsAero Airvan carrying a pilot and eight parachutists took off from Swindon after an overnight heavy frost. Shortly after rotation the pilot turned left, the aircraft stalled in the turn with flaps found in the takeoff position, and it came down in a field after crossing a ditch. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.