ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138343
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| Date: | 02-SEP-2011 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: | Bölkow BO 208C Junior |
| Operator: | CNE Air |
| Registration: | D-EGFU |
| C/n / msn: | 640 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Water Newton, near Peterborough/Sibson Airfield - EGSP -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Long Marston Airfield - EGBL |
| Peterborough/Sibson Airfield - EGSP |
The aircraft was on final approach to land at Sibson Airfield when it struck the uppermost cable of a set of power transmission lines situated approximately 0.5 nm from the airfield. The runway in use had a significantly displaced threshold to provide aircraft on approach with adequate clearance from the transmission lines. Evidence suggested that the pilot made an approach to the start of the prepared runway surface, rather than the displaced threshold. The pilot’s unfamiliarity with the airfield, distraction due to a departing aircraft in front and inadequacies in the briefing material available to him may have been contributory factors to the accident.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/september_2012/bolkow_208c_junior__d_egfu.cfm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-14767279
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/pilot_killed_as_plane_hits_electricity_cable_near_peterborough_1_3024349
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-14787025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2011 11:14 | saf7670 | Added |
| 02-Sep-2011 12:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2011 18:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 02:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 12:15 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 05-Sep-2011 04:40 | 92.9.24.200 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2011 14:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2012 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2012 08:03 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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