BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

03/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/19/2024 02:33

Accident to the Air Création Safari GT BI 582 ES identified 63GB on 22/05/2022 at Loudes

Accident to the Air Création Safari GT BI 582 ES identified 63GB on 22/05/2022 at Loudes

Collision with a building during an instruction flight at low height

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed
Progress: 100%

The instructor and student-pilot were making a local flight departing from Le Puy aerodrome. After about 10 minutes of flight, the student-pilot reported that he was on the downwind leg and then on the base leg for runway 15R. Witnesses indicated that the flex-wing then followed a path parallel to the runway at low height. It finally collided with a storage hangar located near the aerodrome.

The investigation was unable to explain the path followed by the microlight.

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General information
Local date 22/05/2022
Responsible entity France - BEA
State or area of occurrence France - 43 Haute-Loire
Location Le Puy Loudes AD
Human consequences Fatal
Number of death 2
Aircraft consequences Destroyed
Occurrence class Accident
Occurence category UNK: Unknown or undetermined
File number BEA2022-0217
Flight Information
Aircraft category Microlight - Microlight-Class 2-Flex wing
Operator France - Private Operator
Manufacturer / Model AIR CREATION (Safari GT BI 582 ES)
Aircraft Registration 63GB
State of registry France
Last departure point France - LFHP (LPY): Le Puy Loudes
Planned destination France - LFHP (LPY): Le Puy Loudes
Flight phase Manoeuvring
Serial number
Operator Type AG Private owner
Operation Type Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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