20161028023189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · West Middlesex, PA · October 28, 2016

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Date: October 28, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: West Middlesex, PA
Airport: West Middlesex
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported engine: ROTAX 503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

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What happened

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Aircraft, kolb firefly, was practicing touch and go's at West Middlesex Airport (PA21) in an unregistered, uncertificated aircraft. The operator and sole occupant,

Crashed after it collided with trees

1/4 Mile from the airport. A gust of wind was reportedly the cause of the crash, as reported by the airman.

The airman sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT, KOLB FIREFLY, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT WEST MIDDLESEX AIRPORT (PA21) IN AN UNREGISTERED, UNCERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR AND SOLE OCCUPANT,

CRASHED AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH TREES

1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. A GUST OF WIND WAS REPORTEDLY THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH, AS REPORTED BY THE AIRMAN.

THE AIRMAN SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.