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. An experienced commercial pilot, and rated as one of Britain's top 100 glider pilots, having flown gliders all . The incident took place in a branch of Subway on Portswood Road in Southampton. Manni, 55, said: 'Peter and Ingrid had visited South Africa before to glide but this was their first time at our club I believe and he was hiring gliders from a Dutch member. Its not clear where the new time came from; the Super Cub departed the airfield at 11:30. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Flybe airline captain Peter got into difficulties as he tried to climb and is believed to have stalled the glider and gone into a deadly spin and was unable to pull up the nose before crashing. The accuracy was such that the incriminating records were burnt. 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. As I was reading, I wondered: what distinguishes an airfield from an aerodrome from an airport? At the same time, the duty flying instructor realised that G-AYPN was not in the hangar and there was no record of it being used elsewhere. 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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. Several aircraft were parked at Lasham during the COVID-19 recession, including some from easyJet, TUI and Ryanair.[18]. Mrs Withers remembered pilot Peter Reading, from Surrey, as sociable and friendly. The accident happened on April 26 last year and resulted in the death of 68-year-old Alan Purnell, an experienced glider pilot from Fleet. Pausing briefly yesterday, to see a Boeing 727 depart from our friends at 2Excel. Somewhat relieved, the Society officials considered that perhaps the pilot had simply borrowed the aircraft for the weekend without asking permission. The latest Air Accident Incident Report details a commercial airliner landing beside fully extended glider cables at a Hampshire airfield. British pilot is killed as his glider slams into a rocky hillside at 150mph after 'deadly spin' during solo flight on his 60th birthday in South Africa Peter Reading, from Godalming Surrey was. u\@!$fd`bdXc` ; X The Rescue Coordination Centre searched the area, but nothing was found. I dont think Ive ever heard/seen airdrome/aerodrome used outside of historical descriptions although this may be biased by my being relatively urban. Company registration no: IP15094R The tops of the pylons carrying the cables are at 575 feet above mean sea level. The aircraft dived into a dense wood in a steep nose-down and port wing down attitude. '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. Incident Schempp-Hirth Arcus M G-DIIO, 20 Sep 2021 - Aviation Safety They phoned 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. He has flown gliders all over the world and competes in the British Nationals supported by wife of 31 years Ingrid who works as an exam invigilator in Surrey. The Gliding Heritage Centre has two separate hangars on the south side containing 42 historic gliders, many of which are in flying condition.[9]. Privacy Statement | Terms of Use 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. The following morning, a club member reported to one of the Society officials that the Super Cub was not in the hanger. '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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. On the 28th of August in 1971, G-AYPN departed Lasham Gliding Society and disappeared. The power cables were not marked on the pilots chart. As it disappeared into the distance, it sounded as if the engine had changed notes, as if the engine power had been increased. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. ", Kay Draper was flying solo on a trip from Lasham Airfield in Hampshire, The glider, powered by a small back-up engine, had come down in a cornfield near to Southwood Farm field breaking into piece. British glider pilot dies in 150mph cliff crash while celebrating 60th birthday Peter Reading, 60, of Surrey was enjoying a romantic gliding holiday in South Africa with his wife Ingrid, 59,. A comment on nomenclature. Congratulations to Keith Fowler, sent solo today by Mark Davenport! it was unlike him to be away from home with no message. As the police attempted to retrace the steps of the aircraft, they knew only that it had departed from the airport and flew south, keeping below the bad weather. The club also operates five tugs: and can call on several privately owned tugs in busy periods. 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. Fire causes serious damage at Hampshire gliding club 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). Derek was active in gliding well after his official retirement from instructing. 'Flying here at Gariep Dam we can experience very strong winds and turbulence as there is a lot of energy out there over the slopes because of the heat this time of year. %PDF-1.5 % Travelling at 60-70 miles per hour (96-112 kmh), it impacted nose first, almost vertically. One glider crashed on the airfield with two persons on board. Firefighters from Basingstoke, Alton, Alresford, Hartley Wintney, Tadley and Bordon spent more than two hours fighting the fire . 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. Unfortunately, theres no way to know if the heating was on that Saturday, throwing fumes into the cockpit. 29 0 obj <> endobj Without knowing where the pilot was headed, there was little that they could do. Since then, it had flown a total of seven hours flight time. The training fleet consists of the following types: The club uses three Skylaunch winches, normally delivering launch heights of 1500ft and over 2000ft in strong winds. The two men were found still strapped in their seats, heavily decomposed. As a side note, the passenger was the eldest son of the British comedian Michael Bentine, who became interested in the regulations governing private airfields as a result of the crash. "PrI@f`X,mPG U After getting the Solo permit, I would go to visit and land there, 1st in a Super Cub and later in a Luscombe. We know for sure that they are not aerodromes. 0 In 1999, Lasham Gliding Society completed the purchase from the Ministry of Defence of the freehold to the airfield, making the final payment in 2001. I'm a lurker and an ARFF firefighter, and I consider your, Sounds great! 'Our thoughts at this stage are with Peter's family.' The airfield's boundaries were reduced but it still occupies over 500 acres (200 ha). Congratulations to Jansen - Lasham Gliding Society | Facebook As the light faded from the sky, so did the hope. 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The third had an upgraded engine, a Continental C-90-12F, which set the ground work for the finished product. In 1950, the Army Gliding Club was re-established by Major Tony Deane-Drummond, then an instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. One person on the northern outskirts of Petersfield reported seeing the Super Cub low beneath the clouds, about 200-300 feet above the ground, flying south. He was able to confirm that the pilot had checked it out on Saturday but only now had they realised that hed not returned. Man injured in Lasham gliding accident | farnhamherald.com I have been flying gliders here for 33 years and I am wary of it on every single flight' he said. He was not rated for night flying or for instrument flight. A busy day of glider launching at Lasham. 3[OX6m]hpl@8%^`wvWv.t;#R2w3"'OAp"PUT TQ]o gq' Y#xb z o Registration cancelled as "marks withdrawn from use 2/1/63". 'Peter was launched by winch and wanted to fly for as long as he could on his big day but tragically it wasn't to be. For a moment, it seemed that the pilot was flying a left-hand circuit to land. HlUyPT07FFTCCD 8HYZqwkMbh"rr(+nPkua?=GIuLUO{4h4{ux}My.#f>xe&3.02`j\zj^ #`K^K}C U d/T[dHKMMM`um}c These have now been removed, as have most of the buildings dating from World War II. Accident Slingsby T.21 BGA 631, 23 May 1970 - Aviation Safety Ukraine war: Russia strikes Ukrainian arms depot to thwart counter attack, Scottish chef who became Australian MasterChef judge dies aged 46, Air pollution exposure can damage the heart within hours, Don't kill the Coronation with trendiness. The airfield is also the location of 2Excel Engineering Ltd., a company that maintains jet aircraft for various airlines. [8] There were approximately 59,000 aircraft movements (departures and landings) in that year (compared with Southampton Airport's 43,350). These are rough descriptions as I have come to regards them, these are not definitions. The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by: 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. All of the staff had already left for the day and the person who answered the phone wasnt able to help. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Figure 1 shows the track of the glider beginning on the ground at Lasham at 0953 hrs (airborne at 1020 hrs) to about 550 ft above the accident site at 1043:20 hrs, 4.5km . With a map that had large white segments with the comment: No relief data due to incomplete survey. 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. During the subsequent landing, the glider touched down hard and a ground loop incident occurred. A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: "Kay Draper died when the glider she was piloting came down in a field. [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 difference between an aerodrome and an airport is not really very clearly defined. With operations run as loose as they were 50 years ago, flight safety came down to the common sense of the pilot and a lot of luck. 2,144 were here. 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. It's one of those truly devastating things and we are all terrible sorry.'. It is believed he had corrected the spin and was trying to pull up but ran out of height and slammed into the rocky hillside overlooking the Gariep Dam Airfield at high speed. The history of flying is always interesting to me. However, it isnt difficult to imagine a scenario where they may have been injured and in need of help. A great place to learn to glide; with over 800 members and 20,000 glider flights each year. Pilots of powered aircraft visiting the airfield require prior permission and a briefing on its hazards: in particular dense concentrations of thermalling gliders (up to 100 gliders can be in the vicinity at once), winch cables up to 3,000ft (910m) above the ground, and occasional movements of large jet airliners. If a pilot wished to take one of the tugs for a private flight, all he needed to was obtain verbal authorisation from one of the Society officials. 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. '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. The aircraft was not there. 09:34 BST 22 Nov 2018 Surrey England Chief Executive Officer of the British Gliding Association Peter Stratten said:' Peter was a very experienced pilot and was both a professional commercial pilot and a recreational glider pilot. 50 views 3 weeks. Lasham Gliding Society Registered address: Lasham Airfield, The Avenue, Alton, Hants, GU34 5SS, Registered in England. A 60-year-old woman who was expert on piloting gliders was killed when her aircraft crashed into a farm corn field. [4][14]. She phoned again on Monday morning and explained that her brother had now been missing for two nights and she was worried. However, it still recommends that the British Gliding Association review its operational advice to pilots flying in "marginal conditions". Crews supported South Central Ambulance Service with the extrication of one male from the glider - he is now in their care. GU9 7HL Tel: 01252 725224 [emailprotected], I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Farnham Herald. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The material he collected for this report formed the basis of his novel Lord of the Levels. The airfield's boundaries were reduced but it still occupies over 500 acres (200ha). More than twenty firefighters from across north Hampshire have dealt with a serious fire at Lasham gliding club near Alton. Each aircraft had a log in which the pilots noted all flights, which was handed into the office at the end of the day. The Super Cub had dived into the forest with a westernly heading, the nose and the port wing at an angle of 70 down. 'Just the day before he Peter was killed he took Ingrid up in a two seater glider and they had a marvellous flight. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. There were no signs of a crash. The investigators say both pilots were entitled to be where they were in the air and would have been relying on the principle of "see-and-avoid". endstream endobj startxref Lasham Gliding Society | Alton - Facebook 'He always had a friendly word to say and loved all the dogs on the road. Lasham Gliding Society. Not only was the aircraft missing but no one knew where the pilot had intended to fly to. 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. Find out how you can go gliding this summer with Lasham Gliding! A glider crash at a Hampshire airfield has seen one person taken to hospital after being freed by emergency services. 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. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 'They are thinking about flying out there. Stealth pun, Something definitely not correct here!!!! It was impossible to prove when it had come off, but it didnt really matter. Pilot dies after glider crashes into field near Storrington, West However, the Society were not required to keep a record of tug movements and they did not do so. Read our. 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 aircraft came down near Bradley, less than 10 miles away. Squadrons equipped with Hawker Hurricanes, Hawker Typhoons and Supermarine Spitfires operated from Lasham. People phoned in from all over the country to see that theyd seen the plane. It operated at Odiham Airfield, but after two accidents, the Commandant of Sandhurst ordered it to suspend operations. 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