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Tipsy Nipper accident.

Tipsy Nipper G-ONCS ex G-AZBA crash landed yesterday at Tollesbury in Essex. The pilot force landed in marsh land and was uninjured but needed rescuing by the Fire Brigade.

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By: Propstrike - 18th October 2008 at 11:07

Forgive dredging this up, but this video has just been released, as well as the AIIB report, which gives some very useful thoughts about spinning and recovery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvbS-oHi9ro

It has to be said that the pilot kept a very cool head.

Report is here.

http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/cms_resources/Tipsy%20Nipper%20T.66%20Series%203%20Nipper,%20G-ONCS%2003-08.pdf

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By: Newforest - 16th August 2007 at 07:41

I see the Nipper now has 2 seats according to the News Report:eek:

Maybe the pilot was pregnant? The plane did overturn and the pilot was trapped in the cockpit, hence the cell phone emergency call.

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By: whalebone - 15th August 2007 at 14:21

Incident number 16407.

http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/pages/index.asp?area=5&id=46

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By: Moggy C - 15th August 2007 at 11:10

He/she did well to keep it upright.

There is some of the opinion that he/she didn’t.

Damage to the top of the fin and rudder can apparently be seen.

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By: Propstrike - 15th August 2007 at 09:14

In the photo you can see that they are still searching for the second pilot.

That is the kind or terrain that looks great for a forced landing from 2,000 feet but get down to finals and it all looks rather different. He/she did well to keep it upright.

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By: The Blue Max - 14th August 2007 at 22:39

I see the Nipper now has 2 seats according to the News Report:eek:

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By: Newforest - 14th August 2007 at 20:55

No ‘new’ news. The accident happened just before seven p.m. so it was still light.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6945562.stm

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By: low'n'slow - 14th August 2007 at 18:53

Glad to hear that the pilot is OK and that the aeroplane doesn’t appear too badly damaged.

Any news on the circumstances?

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