There was no trail of damage on the tree tops which might have attracted the attention of the aerial searchers. As it disappeared into the distance, it sounded as if the engine had changed notes, as if the engine power had been increased. The fire broke out early yesterday morning and has caused serious damage to the clubhouse. 'We don't know exactly what happened but it would seem he was flying too slow and lost lift on a wing and stalled and he went into a spin and spiralled down into the hill. For a moment, it seemed that the pilot was flying a left-hand circuit to land. But Ive just finished first-time author John Lancasters The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation (about a cross-country-and-back demo/race set up by Billy Mitchell in 1919), which says that airdrome was used for fields that were relatively near communities (rather than just being convenient to the route between Long Island and San Francisco). 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 One of the tug aircraft was a Piper PA-19 registered in the UK as G-AYPN, owned by Air Tows Limited and operated by the Lasham Gliding Society. hb``d``*``a`0 |@1V p_LLDJ D -`y:(q?JL Then, later that afternoon, a different Super Cub departed for Blackbushe. 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. The accident happened during a solo flight on November 19 - Peter Reading's 60th birthday. There is no real comment to make here. 0sqfrZ."9.svs\Flpnq9ZWuns4\ 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. READ MORE: M3 vehicle fire closes two lanes near Basingstoke. Guy Reading, 28, and his sister Gemma, 26, are 'in a state of shock' after hearing the news of their father's tragic death, according to friends. One dead in mid-air glider crash. Firefighters from both Basingstoke and Alton attended, Receive all the latest news directly to your inbox with our HampshireLive newsletter. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. On the 3rd of September, a member of the public reported to the Hampshire police that theyd seen an aircraft north of Midhurst. On Monday (September 20) a glider crashed with two people on board at Lasham Airfield near Alton. Both of these reports stated that theyd seen the aircraft around noon. At the time, many small airfields had a book in which pilots would log their departure and then sign off upon their return. Unsubscribe at any time. Crews supported South Central Ambulance Service with the extrication of one male from the glider - he is now in their care. The Chairman of Lasham Gliding Society where Peter was a member said that his passing would leave a huge gap in the gliding community. During the subsequent landing, the glider touched down hard and a ground loop incident occurred. A man has died after the glider he was piloting crashed into a field in West Sussex. However, as most of the flights at Lasham Gliding Society were short, local area flights for towing, they did not have such systems in place and did not keep a booking-out book. 'A well-known Lasham personality and expert professional and glider pilot, he was a key member of our Airspace Team bringing massive technical knowledge of how airliners and other commercial traffic use the airspace in and around us. Not only was the aircraft missing but no one knew where the pilot had intended to fly to. The pilot attempted to turn back to the airfield but hit the ground whilst turning and impacted one of the airfield hangars. 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. Derek was active in gliding well after his official retirement from instructing. According to a rough translation from German into English of the BFU Germany report (see link #1 for the original German text): https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2022/Bulletin2022-09.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2, https://en-gb.facebook.com/lashamgliding/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasham_Airfield, Lasham Airport, Lasham, Alton, Hampshire -, Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source], Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category]. Prevailing south-westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean. I have been flying gliders here for 33 years and I am wary of it on every single flight' he said. A scenario presents itself. [3][4] I'm interested, but, "The four crew members were held in custody for two weeks as they were deemed a flight risk." Travelling at 60-70 miles per hour (96-112 kmh), it impacted nose first, almost vertically. The final report by the Accidents Investigation Branch in the Department of Trade and Industry concluded that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft. The fire in the clubhouse in 2021 has meant these artifacts are temporarily stored during re-building. The aircraft was flying low in poor visibility in a valley obstructed by high tension power cables. The airfield ceased to be an operational Royal Air Force station in 1948, though General Aircraft Ltd continued testing military gliders there. Four police . One person was able to exit the glider however the second had to be freed by the emergency services at the scene. 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. When I was a kid a friends father would land Crop Dusters on it to refuel and top up the spray tanks. endstream endobj 34 0 obj <>stream There was nothing obviously wrong with the aircraft, other than the filler cap to the port fuel tank was missing. As the light faded from the sky, so did the hope. The Surrey club and Imperial College therefore moved to Lasham in August 1951. Unfortunately, theres no way to know if the heating was on that Saturday, throwing fumes into the cockpit. H\j0~ The Rescue Co-ordination Centre was also unable to take any practical action without knowing where to search. endstream endobj startxref A war-surplus barrage balloon winch was used for launches. There was no fire. Congratulations to Jansen Barralet on passing his Cross Country endorsement this week making him a qualified pilot at 17! Lasham is one of the busiest unlicensed airfields in Europe with over 50,000 aircraft movements per annum and 250 based aircraft from General Aviation to Commercial Air Transport sized aircraft.. Yesterday at 12:47 PM. The latest Air Accident Incident Report details a commercial airliner landing beside fully extended glider cables at a Hampshire airfield. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. They passed the information that an aircraft had gone missing to all Hampshire stations, including the Aldershot police, who are responsible for Lasham and the surrounding area. 'He is a very experienced glider pilot with over 6000 flying hours under his belt and a further tragedy is that he had gone up to fly to celebrate on his 60th birthday. This ALS system cut him out I believe. [15] New owners of ATC Lasham Ltd, 2Excel Engineering Ltd, signed a new lease with the Society on 23 December 2015 and have continued to maintain large jet aircraft at Lasham. The aircraft tilted left, as if hit by a gust of wind. www.lashamgliding.com / 01256384900 See more. I recently got a CO monitor for my garage and its a very small cigarette-pack size unit. Yesterday at 8:37 AM. The third had an upgraded engine, a Continental C-90-12F, which set the ground work for the finished product. 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. Please report any comments that break our rules. I won't send you spam. 'At the end of the day gliding is an adventurous activity and people understand the risks they are taking but sometimes, fortunately very rarely, things can go tragically wrong' he said. 'The accident is currently under investigation by the South African Civil Aviation Authority and the provincial police. However, when Piper L-18C aircraft moved from military service to the civil register, they once again were assigned the PA-19 designation. 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. An aerodrome therefore is a place, usually licensed for public flight operations, mostly in the form of (light) private aviation. 4 3X/m|6&qhjzP#W$Ev =_J TM%kPM`l@73azINzc9ec+A`Rn>Y(}8Su#LFa9GswPz!iTLG8"h#jq*3LdkAw]Tf,_*{B/eZoYhl-k}j3#S2Qt3#X U*kKiM?L=-)Yq7e8|1z9))7} In 1950, the Army Gliding Club was re-established by Major Tony Deane-Drummond, then an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can. To the south, the cloud base was as slow as 500 feet with the occasional drizzle. On the 28th of August in 1971, G-AYPN departed Lasham Gliding Society and disappeared. Her body was taken to a nearby hospital mortuary where a post-mortem examination will be carried out early next week to establish the exact cause of her death. During the subsequent landing, the glider touched down hard and a ground loop incident occurred. To BGA631, and named "Daisy". Is there a CO detector requirement for general aviation? There were no injuries sustained by anybody on the ground.". The exhaust unit had been pressure tested in May and visually examined in June and again in August. Several aircraft were parked at Lasham during the COVID-19 recession, including some from easyJet, TUI and Ryanair.[18]. 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. The aircraft, which was not equipped for instrument flying, went into cloud when taking action to avoid power cables while flying low in poor visibility and subsequently went out of control. The pilot is flying low, attempting to remain in visual conditions. 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. 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. 'He was given a Life Membership in 2017 in recognition of his work for Lasham. "Her next-of-kin have been informed. Maps of the area before and after the airfield was constructed were displayed in the main corridor of the clubhouse of Lasham Gliding Society on the North side of the airfield to the South of Avenue Road. Lasham Airfield (ICAO: EGHL) is an aerodrome 3.6 miles (5.8km) north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham. Description Airfield owned by Lasham Gliding Society, located 6 nm south-east of Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Cakes and jams kept duo at Alton Friday Market for decades. Club chairman Manni Voigt said that their club was extremely popular with British pilots as it was one of the best long distance and soaring centres anywhere in the world. There are 213[6] other gliders at the airfield operated by private owners and by affiliated gliding clubs: Imperial College Gliding Club, University of Surrey Gliding Club, Southampton University Gliding Club, The Crown Service Gliding Club and the IBM Gliding Club. Police confirmed work was already underway involving the Air Accident Investigation Branch, based at Farnborough, to find out more details. With a map that had large white segments with the comment: No relief data due to incomplete survey. She was pronounced dead at the scene. In mid-1943, the airfield was transferred to RAF Fighter Command. Indeed, initially the pilot appeared to turn back, lining up to land back at Lasham after accidentally flying into the low cloud. The difference between an aerodrome and an airport is not really very clearly defined. They continued west bound as they climbed away and disappeared into cloud at about 700-800 feet. "Crews supported South Central Ambulance Service with the extrication of one male from the glider he is now in their care. Farnham 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). Piper did not immediately get the expected military orders and considered releasing the aircraft for civil use, which may be why they reverted to the PA-18 designation: once in production, the military variant became known as the L-18C Super Cub. What is very likely is that the pilot got lost, but that can already gleaned from Sylvias blog here. 'He did a lot of voluntary work as well for his club at Lasham and would be in amongst the top 100 glider pilots in the UK. There was another witness who was standing on high ground over the railway tunnel and saw the Super Cub flying low over the trees. From 1951, the main activity at Lasham airfield became recreational gliding. The crack in the heat exchange unit may have also played a role. A comment on nomenclature. E"V$3j&OxGfx|xenZqc^~B7-i$uBa 0 @ 2,144 were here. [12] It operates under the auspices of Lasham Gliding Society who provide its launching facilities and many of its instructors.The club maintains an archive website where details of the club's history since 1930 are kept. "PrI@f`X,mPG U The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. 486K views 1 year ago Dragging a wing while winch launching can be incredibly dangerous. 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. Permission to operate into, or out of them, must be obtained from the operator by prior arrangement. The only control was the verbal agreement from an official, with no paper trail. 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). 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. When the aircraft were not needed for towing, the pilots were encouraged to use them for private flights. contact the editor here. [13] It has 93 student members. Copyright Lasham Gliding Society 2021 Somewhat relieved, the Society officials considered that perhaps the pilot had simply borrowed the aircraft for the weekend without asking permission. The pair took off heading west on runwway 27 at 11:30 local time. Congratulations to Keith Fowler, sent solo today by Mark Davenport! 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. There were a small number of pilots who flew the aircraft on behalf of the club. Surrey England Editors' Code of Practice. He was devoted to his poodle cross, Dougle. $.XI!LTj}9XRZlk5rCiHP$%"R4A) 2+'$G7*ALB(NxxR#CW3Y~urzj1-vK>O[$3VOq=JP[b;&mEL4{nm-$=uY SxBUpmz$6 . Lasham Gliding Society (LGS) was established in 1958 to unify operations of the gliding clubs that had been operating since 1951. The accuracy was such that the incriminating records were burnt. tU~4M0]m/?W:?I"]OUGeyOjiwUw,jhEm6ub1r$#Jo]A8Mkdg1&.|b-E3[8/w|inO%Wf}t1: AS2h^ HJ$R=1 BjGzGq4n<3%=$Y pR4"24PPB7:P@Q~G\? N|G'T`' :S3hD#F4ofPZwz02V@pt#@Xre|1f5HLI=c\:=r4dKkT>6Vw!ZX %'Us(]|"DJW^VTQvQi=d77k A spokesperson for SCAS added: "We were called at 15:58 to a glider that had come down in Lasham. The airfield was built on farmland in 1942, causing the A339 (Alton-Basingstoke road) to be diverted to the west from Lasham village. I'm a lurker and an ARFF firefighter, and I consider your, Sounds great! Lasham Gliding Club said the plans would lead more light aircraft to overfly its area New controls on flights around a Hampshire airport have been upheld by the High Court, despite a gliding. Photos by Serena Lambre 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. ?-1945) became No. 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. It operated at Odiham Airfield, but after two accidents, the Commandant of Sandhurst ordered it to suspend operations. Eventually he probably got vertigo, or maybe he became victim of fumes from a broken heater. It amazes me that a lot of us that learned to fly in the 60s survived long enough for the ink to dry on our Pilots Certificate. With no visibility, no instrument training and only minimal instruments, the pilot quickly lost situational awareness. 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. It later signed a long lease on the airfield from the Ministry of Defence. Lasham Aerodrome in Hampshire, England, was built in 1942 and used as a base for the RAF Fighter Command. I thought, if you can operate a Crop Duster off the highway, why not a private plane?

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