They contacted the Coastguard and other ships asking for any sightings of the aircraft. 'He was given a Life Membership in 2017 in recognition of his work for Lasham. I have been flying gliders here for 33 years and I am wary of it on every single flight' he said. Copyright Lasham Gliding Society 2021 The heater system controls were set to off but that wasnt necessarily meaningful; the levers had been struck on impact such that they would have been forced closed if open. To BGA631, and named "Daisy". An inquest will be opened and adjourned at a later date. The Society manager officially reported the flight as overdue. These gliders pick up enormous speed very quickly when they go into a vertical dive. On Monday (September 20) a glider crashed with two people on board at Lasham Airfield near Alton. The pilot mentioned at the airfield that they were thinking about visiting Sandown aerodrome on the Isle of Wight. Ann Welch, Nicholas Goodhart, Ralph Hooper, Frank Irving and Peter Twiss were also members for many years. 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British glider pilot dies in 150mph cliff crash while celebrating 60th birthday Peter Reading, 60, of Surrey was enjoying a romantic gliding holiday in South Africa with his wife Ingrid, 59,. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . [17] Six bmibaby 737s arrived in 2012 when the airline closed. They continued west bound as they climbed away and disappeared into cloud at about 700-800 feet. z|C2sHg `>i_i`&qgb&FEl5qyQ~_xH? ", Kay Draper was flying solo on a trip from Lasham Airfield in Hampshire, The glider, powered by a small back-up engine, had come down in a cornfield near to Southwood Farm field breaking into piece. Head of Safety Fred Bebington of the Soaring Society of South Africa confirmed that a pilot had died whilst flying at Gariep Dam but was awaiting more information. If you want to stay in the know with all the latest news, reviews and features from HampshireLive then you can sign up to our daily newsletter email. The South African Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that a fatal glider accident occurred near Gariep Dam on Monday morning and that it is being investigated. A glider crash at a Hampshire airfield has seen one person taken to hospital after being freed by emergency services. [8] There were approximately 59,000 aircraft movements (departures and landings) in that year (compared with Southampton Airport's 43,350). hb``d``*``a`0 |@1V p_LLDJ D -`y:(q?JL In the meantime, the Surrey Gliding Club and Imperial College Gliding Club were both seeking a new home because Redhill Aerodrome had many other users. Get the latest news, entertainment, and top stories about Lasham from the BBC All of them went on to become British champions. One dead in mid-air glider crash. That evening, around 20:30 local time, the pilots sister phoned the club to ask about his whereabouts. LGS's 90+[6] instructors train new pilots at all stages from ab initio through to competitive cross-country flying. One clearing pass to see there were no cars on the road, taxi up into the parking lot of the Baptist Church and it was only a 2 block walk to grandmothers house. The airfield's boundaries were reduced but it still occupies over 500 acres (200ha). Once it was clear that the Super Cub was missing, that person had to be found and in this instance, he or she did not know where the pilot was taking the aircraft. A comment on nomenclature. Mrs Withers remembered pilot Peter Reading, from Surrey, as sociable and friendly. I'm interested, but, "The four crew members were held in custody for two weeks as they were deemed a flight risk." As I was reading, I wondered: what distinguishes an airfield from an aerodrome from an airport? If there were exhaust gases in the cockpit, then the decision-making skills of the pilot could have been strongly impaired. Crews from Alton, Basingstoke, Alresford, Hartley Wintney and Tadley were mobilised to the fire at 5.21am this morning with eight fire engines being sent to assist. In the end, the US Army purchased around 700 of the L-18C with another 156 going to other nations for military use. In 1954 Dan-Air established a subsidiary, Dan-Air Engineering, at Lasham Airfield to service its own fleet and aircraft belonging to other operators. u\@!$fd`bdXc` ; X At the 2005 Lasham Regional competition, then aged 82, he completed a triangular 'Diamond C' 505km (313.8-mile) flight, returning to Lasham with the task 'in the bag' after seven hours and 14 minutes in the air. I'm excited and thanks for the discount. The Lasham Gliding Society manager phoned Basingstoke police and the duty officer at the Department of Trade and Industry to ask if there had been any reports of a forced landing or crash. Peter, a commercial airline pilot, is ranked among the top 100 glider pilots in the UK and regularly competes in long distance cross country races. [16], The airfield occasionally provides storage for redundant aircraft. The lack of procedures for private flights from Lasham caused this final failure. By the time that they were clear of the clouds, the Super Cub was diving through the tree tops, seconds from impact. Many of the pilots were also glider pilots. Then, on final approach, the pilot again began to climb away. Do yo know if any of your Ebook partners offer something like "print on demand"? The report says that when Mr Robertson - in a Skylark glider - saw Mr Purnell in his Ventus glider, his instinctive reaction was to start descending, but he was not sure whether he had been able to take any action before the collision. But where does an aerodrome become big enough to be called an airport? hao6 Nearest towns include Basingstoke, Winchester, Guildford and there are great road and rails links close by. Thus, both times when a Super Cub was reported missing, the official was aware that there was a Super Cub known to be elsewhere. 0sqfrZ."9.svs\Flpnq9ZWuns4\ If a pilot wished to take one of the tugs for a private flight, all he needed to was obtain verbal authorisation from one of the Society officials. He would have been doing 250kph. Copyright 2021 Lasham Gliding Society, Anonymous Lasham Airfield Accidental Damage Report, FEB 2022 Airspace in .cub format for Oudie and LX (right click to save). The advantages of this for us are that we have full use of Lashams fleet of gliders (as well as our own) and facilities. Th airfield was built on farming land in 1942 as a Royal Air Force Station during the Second World War. While the weather on the day of the accident may have been changeable, it was still suitable for flying, the report says. 2 Comments 2 Shares. I suspect that once you get away from centers of population (into the less-settled areas where private flying is a useful way to get from place to place), a lot of more-careful practices become less common; some of the experiences above seem completely alien to my flying days, which were based just outside Boston. As a result, they were dismissed, as the initial report from Lasham said that the aircraft had not departed the airfield until 14:00. A 60-year-old woman who was expert on piloting gliders was killed when her aircraft crashed into a farm corn field. These three terms seem not exactly synonymous, but appear to have considerable overlap in their meaning. The incident took place in a branch of Subway on Portswood Road in Southampton. 0 Indeed, initially the pilot appeared to turn back, lining up to land back at Lasham after accidentally flying into the low cloud. The tops of the pylons carrying the cables are at 575 feet above mean sea level. It now owns all of the land within the fenced and gated area as well as the fields that form the undershoot area at each end of the main runway. Firefighters from Basingstoke and Alton station were called to Lasham Gliding Society,local flying club in Alton at 03:59 on Monday 20th September 2021. The fuel selector was set to the starboard tank, which had still held fuel when it ruptured on impact. Photos by Serena Lambre He was also a qualified glider pilot. Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2023, Contact Us Newspaper House 'When my mum passed away, he did a lot for my dad in terms of having him over for drinks and giving him support.'. Firefighters from both Basingstoke and Alton attended, Receive all the latest news directly to your inbox with our HampshireLive newsletter. 'He has a passion for flying and was always telling us all about the places he'd flown to.'. It definitely came up during a phone conversation on the 3rd or 4th of September, but that was as a secondary detail, not the point of the phone call. Please report any comments that break our rules. He has flown gliders all over the world and competes in the British Nationals supported by wife of 31 years Ingrid who works as an exam invigilator in Surrey. What is very likely is that the pilot got lost, but that can already gleaned from Sylvias blog here. There is no real comment to make here. An Aldershot police officer was asked to supervise the enquires and a general alert was broadcast to all stations. Peter and Ingrid married in 1987 and had son Guy, 28, who is an informatics scientist with llika in Southampton and a daughter Gemma, 26. Also displayed were photographs and other details of aircraft and personnel of the squadrons that flew from Lasham and are listed below. She leaves behind her husband, David Draper, 57. endstream endobj 30 0 obj <>>> endobj 31 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 609.449 793.701]/Type/Page>> endobj 32 0 obj <>stream Provincial police spokesperson Sgt Yang Ngckana confirmed one person died who was the pilot flying solo and said that an inquest docket had been opened. the 2nd-most movements in New England are at Hanscom Field, which supports lots of general aviation but only ~10,000 boardings per year more flying traffic but much less human traffic than airports at Manchester, Providence, or Windsor Locks (Bradley). I was just lucky. The wreckage of the glider was examined by experts before being taken away for further investigation into why it crashed. Kay Draper, who won the first British Women's Championships for hang-gliding before joining the talented British team, was flying solo on a trip from Lasham Airfield in Hampshire when her aircraft came down near Bradley, less than 10 miles away. She was a member of the British Team that won the first Women's European and Women's World Championships. cgPMi:waY&muy&d;i Ox/~;% 'He was just a lovely, chatty man,' she said. A spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Service said: "Firefighters from Basingstoke and Alton station were called to the airfield of local flying club in Alton at 15:59 on Monday 20th September 2021. Usually it supports commercial flight operations, It need not have a control zone, but anything less starts getting in the realm of aerodrome. [13] It has 93 student members. Observers at the launchpoint saw the glider approach the airfield at slow speed in a nose high attitude. She phoned again on Monday morning and explained that her brother had now been missing for two nights and she was worried. But on Monday he chose to fly alone with plans to glide for over five hours to celebrate his 60th birthday and was launched from the airfield next to the Gariep Dam after dawn. A subsequent aerial search showed that the wreckage could not be seen from the sky and would not be visible until most of the leaves had fallen. "If any safety issues are identified, we may issue safety recommendations intended to prevent similar accidents in the future. READ MORE: M3 vehicle fire closes two lanes near Basingstoke. Firefighters from both Basingstoke and Alton were called to the scene and crews from South Coast Ambulance Service (SCAS) and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance also attended.

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