Jackrells Farm Airfield crash

[Procrastinus]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1679275/Sussex-light-aircraft-crash-trees-southwater-emergency-services-latest

[DaveReidUK]

AAIB onsite.

[India Four Two]

It was a Jodel DR 1050. Aircraft written off, two occupants injured.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/290497

[G-AZUK]

if it crashed on Reeds Lane on approach it might have been landing at the strip slightly Southwest of Jackrells, there's three farm strips in very close proximity

[DaveReidUK]

if it crashed on Reeds Lane on approach it might have been landing at the strip slightly Southwest of Jackrells, there's three farm strips in very close proximity

The Jodel is based at Jackrells Farm.

[treadigraph]

AAIB report published...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aaib-report-jodel-dr1050-m1-g-baee-struck-trees-on-go-around-6-october-2022

[punkalouver]

Hit trees on the go-around from a short airstrip with a tailwind. The airplane was based at this airport and there is a windsock there. Windsocks can be sheltered by trees and give a different indication at field level than at 50 feet(happens at an airport that I fly from) although there was a witness that stated that there was an 8 knot tailwind at some point.

One really should make sure to be more disciplined than normal when going into an airstrip that is relatively tight for the type and conditions when there are obstacles at the far end of the runway. Simply make the decision before-hand that you are not going below obstacle level unless the approach is ‘stable’ in order to reduce the likelihood of a go-around. One should also pre-decide that there will be no go-around attempt and accept an overrun as preferable to a go-around attempt. Unfortunately, it is frequently just a guess as to whether one will be able to clear an obstacle on a go-around from strips like this, subject to many variables.

[Ken X]

The other takeaway from this report for me is the delay between accident and reporting. I and my partner were walking in the area at the time, saw the air ambulance pass over at very low level and hover around half a mile away. A quick look at Flightradar24 revealed it was near the Jackrells Farm Airfield and we commented then that we had not heard any aircraft or incident noise. We assumed it was a farming or walking incident. We subsequently heard about the aircraft crash and thought it strange we had not been aware of it or heard any noise.

I worked alone for many years and we had to report when entering and leaving of sites, report in at regular intervals and carry devices which detected falls and trips due to abnormal G forces. It would seem prudent to let people know if operating out of remote sites or alone in case of an incident which renders the people involved unable to raise the alarm. We wish the people involved a swift recovery.

[punkalouver]

An accident with possible similar parallels happened not that long ago in Canada. Of note, was not this pilot’s first crash but it was definitely her last crash…

https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2021/A21O0085/A21O0085.html