Results of aircraft accident where pilot injured in Clare released

THE CONCLUDING results into an air accident involving two persons in County Clare has been released.

An investigation was carried out by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU).

The report said that during take-off from Runway 24 at Spanish Point Airfield (EISP), Co Clare, the tandem seatgyroplane, with one pilot and one passenger on board, encountered a gust of wind from the south-east which caused the gyroplane to depart from the runway centre line.

"The Pilot was unable to prevent the gyroplane from veering towards a boundary fence to the right of therunway where the main rotor struck a fence post.

"The gyroplane eventually came to rest on its left side and facing in the opposite direction to the departure runway," the report read.

The Pilot was seriously injured in the accident. The gyroplane sustained substantial damage.

"There was no fire," the report concluded.