Just had a look at one of the BBC reports on the accident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-23816203
The crash occurred in the field adjacent to the airstrip. From the footage
looks as though the aircraft was travelling towards the strip suggesting
they were about to land.
The wreckage shows the aircraft essentially upright when it impacted and the
wings are still attached to the cockpit module. One shot shows the gearbox
with a complete undamaged propeller blade though this appears to have
sheared from the crankcase housing. I'm not familiar with aircraft crashes
but would have expected the prop to have been turning on impact (but maybe
was stopped - either before or on impact).
Pure guess but I wonder if the engine stopped on finals and then an extended
glide was attempted - leading to a stall.
Hopefully the AIB will put our minds at rest soon although they have told
the BBC that it could take six months.
Structural/ component failure seems unlikely though if it was we may hear
pretty soon (from the LAA). Many of us will recall the aftermath of William
Mills tragic accident.
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I would go for stall or spin, but I understand he was a pilot with a
reasonable amount of hours on type, and they always go for pilot error, so
its only guess work from me, and structural failure meaning loss of control
through some component failing, not the wings breaking off or tail plane.
I hope the investigators find the right cause of this crash,
Alan
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