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. Autumn came and the leaves began to fall. Lasham Gliding Society Registered address: Lasham Airfield, The Avenue, Alton, Hants, GU34 5SS, Registered in England. Stealth pun, Something definitely not correct here!!!! 3[OX6m]hpl@8%^`wvWv.t;#R2w3"'OAp"PUT TQ]o gq' Y#xb z o The airfield is now the home of the largest British gliding club, also one of the world's largest, Lasham Gliding Society Ltd (LGS), which bought the land in 1999 from the Ministry of Defence. Description Airfield owned by Lasham Gliding Society, located 6 nm south-east of Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Over 242 gliders are based at Lasham which are used by 623 flying members, plus social members. Perhaps he meant to descend in order to regain visibility; however, there is no chance that he meant to descend so steeply, knowing that he was just over the trees. What is very likely is that the pilot got lost, but that can already gleaned from Sylvias blog here. We know for sure that they are not aerodromes. Talented pilot, 60, who died after glider crashed into field is named 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. Just across the railroad tracks from my grandparents business the 2 lane highway had a 1/2 mile straight stretch with no power lines crossing it. More than twenty firefighters from across north Hampshire have dealt with a serious fire at Lasham gliding club near Alton. The Super Cub had dived into the forest with a westernly heading, the nose and the port wing at an angle of 70 down. contact the editor here. A FATAL mid-air crash between two gliders near Lasham, south of Basingstoke, has revealed the need for such aircraft to be more visible to one another, an official accident report claims. Schempp-Hirth Discus glider, substantially damaged 1 September 2022 in an accident at Lasham Airport, Lasham, Alton, Hampshire: During the winch launch, the spoilers were not locked and extended. On 14 April 1944, at the request of resistance workers, six Mosquitos of 613 Squadron led by Wing Commander Robert Bateson bombed the Central Records Registry of the Gestapo in The Hague from a height of 50ft (15m). This ALS system cut him out I believe. The report went to the the Basingstoke Police, the Department of Trade and Industry, London Air Traffic Control Centre and the Royal Air Force Rescue Co-ordination. Each day we'll be sending you a selection of our top stories from across our county, as well as breaking news so you can be the first to know. I was just lucky. Then, on final approach, the pilot again began to climb away. it was unlike him to be away from home with no message. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre was also unable to take any practical action without knowing where to search. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. This caused severe damage to the tail and left wing. Crash report calls for glider review. The power cables were not marked on the pilots chart. 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). There was loss of life amongst the Dutch and German staff, but there were few civilian casualties in the nearby streets. The Super Cub reappeared below the clouds and turned left. 'We spoke to his grown-up children last night and they are in a state of shock,' pensioner Joan Withers, a neighbour, told MailOnline. Crash report calls for glider review | Daily Echo 'Just the day before he Peter was killed he took Ingrid up in a two seater glider and they had a marvellous flight. He was also a qualified glider pilot. 29 0 obj <> endobj Firefighters were this morning called to a blaze at the Lasham Gliding Club House in Alton to reports of a fire within the kitchen area. Powered aircraft at Lasham are rare, with an obvious exception of tugs for the gliders, and inbound flights need special permission unless there is a genuine emergency. Glider Winch Launch Crash Instructor Reacts - YouTube When I was a kid a friends father would land Crop Dusters on it to refuel and top up the spray tanks. FIREFIGHTERS TACKLE BLAZE AT - Hampshire And Iow News - Facebook If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can. They were informed that a televised power boat race showed a yellow aircraft flying overhead, but when the footage was obtained from the BBC, it was not the missing Super Cub. The crack in the heat exchange unit may have also played a role. READ MORE: M3 vehicle fire closes two lanes near Basingstoke Also displayed were photographs and other details of aircraft and personnel of the squadrons that flew from Lasham and are listed below. At 12:12, an eye witness saw the Super Cub flying low over the tunnel and into the valley, following the line of the tracks. A spokesperson for SCAS added: "We were called at 15:58 to a glider that had come down in Lasham. Th airfield was built on farming land in 1942 as a Royal Air Force Station during the Second World War. Mrs Draper, an occupational therapist from Marlborough, Wiltshire, who specialised in helping patients with catastrophic injuries, had been piloting gliders for nearly 20 years and competed internationally as a hang glider pilot, winning the first British Women's Championships. Although, who am I to write that? Pilot dies after glider crashes into field near Storrington, West The railway runs south from Petersfield through the Buriton railway tunnel below high ground of about five hundred feet above mean sea level and then south through the valley, with hills reaching 650 feet above mean sea level. You can also subscribe without commenting. He was devoted to his poodle cross, Dougle. At that time, the clouds were about 600 feet above mean sea level which put them at the same height as the power cables across the valley. In 1953 Piggott received the Queen's Commendation for work on developing and introducing new instructional techniques for gliding in the ATC. PDF BGA accident/incident summaries - Pilot & Club Info 53 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<4BFACA647ACB49BDB8D743233CB82A1D><9ADBD6339BE19C49AAC75CEB69B9B57A>]/Index[29 45]/Info 28 0 R/Length 107/Prev 47122/Root 30 0 R/Size 74/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream That last sighting was accompanied by a change in the engine note as it disappeared into the distance, a change that the witness associated with a burst of power. They continued west bound as they climbed away and disappeared into cloud at about 700-800 feet. Very lucky. 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. The airfield's boundaries were reduced but it still occupies over 500 acres (200 ha). B>CO?8`X`H2l53|js;:]r6:8ous%%3G&"#]ExKTeWl^3`y~kza,qqAtw9Zfzhp}Vb%hesmg!m|%g1gV]fQ:!|TmkA^4`/ES>^.yBy&wH The pilot mentioned at the airfield that they were thinking about visiting Sandown aerodrome on the Isle of Wight. The exhaust unit had been pressure tested in May and visually examined in June and again in August. British glider celebrating 60th birthday in South Africa dies in crash Only three weeks before, the same person had walked that same track and seen nothing. We refer to an airport as a piece of real estate with one or more paved runways, usually taxiways, some infrastructure like a terminal building or a restaurant, generally open to the public and some form of control tower. The tops of the pylons carrying the cables are at 575 feet above mean sea level. An inquest will be opened and adjourned at a later date. I dont think Ive ever heard/seen airdrome/aerodrome used outside of historical descriptions although this may be biased by my being relatively urban. Im amazed that flight operations in England were so informal, even half a century ago; the US image of England tends to involve a lot of order, rather than daredevil flyers (at least outside the RAF). Three prototypes were built. A war-surplus barrage balloon winch was used for launches. This combination of low flying and increased engine worried the witness, who noted that the time was 12:12 exactly. The squadrons of 2 Group used the de Havilland Mosquito and North American B-25 Mitchell. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's We sent to the scene two ambulance crews, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and an ambulance officer. London Air Traffic Control passed the details to ATC Centres at Preston and Redbrae, as well as the French Airways Supervisor in Paris. The aircraft did not have IFR instruments and there was no radio equipment. 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. The railway runs south through a valley. hb``d``*``a`0 |@1V p_LLDJ D -`y:(q?JL Accident Slingsby T.21 BGA 631, 23 May 1970 - Aviation Safety The report stated that the Super Cub had departed Lasham at 14:00 on Saturday with enough fuel for about three and a half hours flight, destination unknown. Is there a CO detector requirement for general aviation? The third had an upgraded engine, a Continental C-90-12F, which set the ground work for the finished product. As a result, they were dismissed, as the initial report from Lasham said that the aircraft had not departed the airfield until 14:00. Mike Clark said: 'On 19th November Peter Reading, a highly experienced member of Lasham Gliding Society, sustained fatal injuries while flying a JS1 glider out of Gariep Dam Airfield in South Africa. I see field being used for any size of landing area that doesnt have major scheduled services, e.g. Jamie Pyatt In Cape Town For Mailonline This information is added by users of ASN. The airfield frequency is 131.03 MHz. Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2023, Contact Us Newspaper House A number of private pilots from Lasham and Blackbushe attempted their own aerial reconnaissance, exploring the South Downs and the New Forest in hopes of finding signs of a crash. "If any safety issues are identified, we may issue safety recommendations intended to prevent similar accidents in the future. 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Many of the pilots were also glider pilots. Jordan Bridge - Deputy Chief Flying Instructor - LASHAM GLIDING SOCIETY hbbd``b`: $KAC@|S@b Xk6`1@J$k4PL No one ever thought to mention that, at the time of both reports, there were two Super Cubs missing. Pausing briefly yesterday, to see a Boeing 727 depart from our friends at 2Excel. The following units were here at some point:[1]. Derek was active in gliding well after his official retirement from instructing. Registration cancelled as "marks withdrawn from use 2/1/63". I won't send you spam. Mist and fog covered the tops of the South Downs. A system that was good enough for short local area flights with gliders made it impossible to determine that the pilot and plane were overdue, in the first instance and then left search and rescue teams with no way to organise useful ground or aerial searches. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to 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. Lasham Gliding Society: The home of gliding and sailplanes in the south A frosty and bitterly cold day at - Lasham Gliding Society - Facebook Someone mentioned that the pilot might have flown to Scotland.They waited until dusk, hoping the Super Cub would appear and it would all be a big laugh.