Aircraft crash County Down - May 29th 2017

[horatio_b]

Fortunately no serious injuries, but it seems strange for wreckage to be removed without the AAIB being involved. Apparently this was an Ikarus C42

Aircraft crashes in Castlewellan Forest Park - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40086599)

[treadigraph]

No injuries of any consequence, the pilot may well have reported it to the AAIB by phone and been asked to submit a written account of the accident. AAIB don't send out field teams to every accident.

[Cows getting bigger]

A couple of other Northern Irish correspondence investigations.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article29449548.ece/ALTERNATES/h342/NWS_20130726_New_012_28386352_I1.JPG

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4270/34945878946_5602b03aa8_c.jpg

Ordinarily described as gusts of wind, distraction or some other nonsense. Quite often, a pilot's report (non-field investigation) completely misses the salient points, such as being overloaded, crap weather, poor engine management etc etc.

[CloudHound]

Quite often, a pilot's report (non-field investigation) completely misses the salient points, such as being overloaded, crap weather, poor engine management etc etc.

Though not necessarily in this case.

[Cows getting bigger]

Though not necessarily in this case.


Indeed. But there is a tendency for the extremities of the Empire to miss-out on oversight. :)