ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141847
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 10-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | ~13:00 LT |
| Type: | Schleicher ASK 18 |
| Operator: | Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-DDNJ |
| C/n / msn: | 18042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Abney Moor, Derbyshire Peak District -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Great Hucklow, Camphill Farm (X4CH) |
A Schleicher ASK 18 glider stalled and crashed into a tree near the village of Abney, in the Derbyshire Peak District. An Edale and Buxton Mountain Rescue teams snatch squad was called to Abney Moor during the afternoon to an incident involving a glider.
Other agencies including the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire Police helicopter, East Midlands Ambulance Service, Yorkshire Air Ambulance also attended.
A glider had crashed into trees and a wire fence on the moor adjacent to fields and a 25 foot deep ravine. The trees and fence held the glider in a vertical position and prevented the casuality from falling deeper into the ravine itself.
The fire service secured the aircraft and cut the 74 year old male pilot free. This was a difficult operation as he was hanging upside down in the aircraft. The pilot sustained injuries to his lower legs and scalp lacerations. He was treated by a Mountain Rescue team doctor and air ambulance paramedics on site.
The casualty was transferred to a stretcher by fire service and mountain rescue personnel, and lifted over steep and muddy ground with rope assistance. Once on level ground he was reassessed, and put into a waiting air ambulance to be flown to the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, for further treatment.
Registration G-DDNJ cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" 7/2/2012
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-16502729
http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2012/01/10/mountain-rescuers-treat-trapped-glider-pilot-after-peak-crash
http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/crash-landing-for-glider-pilot-of-74-1-4132444
http://www.buxtonmountainrescue.org.uk/call_outs/abney-moor
http://www.edalemrt.co.uk/resource_docs/Edale%20Mountain%20Rescue%20Team%20-%20Press%20Release%2010012012.pdf
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1169233/
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=DDNJ
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ask18.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2012 08:39 | timpman | Added |
| 11-Jan-2012 08:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2013 12:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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