Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

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Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

#1 Post by CharlieOneSix » Sun May 12, 2019 1:28 pm

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Re: Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

#2 Post by ian16th » Sun May 12, 2019 1:41 pm

CharlieOneSix wrote:
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Three survive light aircraft crash onto the A40 near Abergavenny

Some very lucky people!
Ah Abergavenny! The last place I ever found with a Button 'A' and Button 'B' call box.

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Re: Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

#3 Post by CharlieOneSix » Sun May 12, 2019 2:49 pm

ian16th wrote:
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.....Ah Abergavenny! ......
Ah, Abergavenny again! Drifting my own thread.......After a morning's electricity line inspection it was time for lunch on the Sugar Loaf (1955ft elev.), NNW of Abergavenny, 50 years and 3 days ago on 9 May 1969. Amazing views!
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#4 Post by ian16th » Sun May 12, 2019 3:33 pm

Lucky you!
I used to flog the Heads of the Valley's road, at all times in all weathers.
My customers at the time included Hoover at Merthyr, BSC at Ebbw Vale and ICI Fibres at Pontypool.

I was lucky, one of my colleagues, who lived in Newport got snowed in at Ebbw Vale for two nights.
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#5 Post by CharlieOneSix » Sun May 12, 2019 3:38 pm

Aviation Safety Network have listed the accident aircraft as a Cirrus - no reg given.
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Re: Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

#6 Post by Bob » Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:46 pm

He certainly does appreciate how lucky he is.
C-16, I know the area very well and can't quite get the picture right, if its looking south and thats the Blorenge under your tail, then the high ground to the left must be the little skirrid, yet it looks too big??

I dunno, but as you say some nice views

Edit, I got it now, you are looking East with the Skirrid (not little) under your tail and the highground to the left is the start of a small chain of hills running north towards the eastern edge of Hereford

P.S. the Skirrid you probably know has a large chunk out of it due a landslide, the Locals will still tell you...its not to be trusted and of the course the nearby Skirrid Inn is said to be the most haunted pub in the country
The beer is ok though
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#7 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:13 pm

The projecting bit of undercarriage from the crash photos does look like a Cirrus.

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#8 Post by Bob » Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:28 am

It is, or rather was a cirrus. Not much left of it after the fire.
It has raised the question of warning signage for aircraft carrying ballistic chutes, Permit Microlights (and perhaps permit Light Aircraft I'm not sure) fitted with such have to carry quite large placards in multiple positions, but the certified side of GA doesn't seem to have caught on yet ,I don't think the fire crew in this event knew it had one (it wasnt pulled pre-crash)
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Re: Light aircraft down on the A40 in Monmouthshire - minor injuries

#9 Post by CharlieOneSix » Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:20 pm

Bob wrote:
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..... I got it now, you are looking East with the Skirrid (not little) under your tail and the highground to the left is the start of a small chain of hills running north towards the eastern edge of Hereford......
Yes, you are correct, Bob. The photo below - taken in roughly the same direction as mine - shows the summit with the Skirrid in the distance. The accompanying text says the photo was taken "in an east south easterly direction, approximately 112 degrees".
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