ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145803
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 May 2012 |
| Time: | 14:21 |
| Type: | Jodel D18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-JRKD |
| MSN: | W177 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Aeropower VW 2074cc |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Old Sarum Airfield, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
| Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire (EGLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft suffered engine failure on takeoff and crashed in farmland at the end of runway. Extensive damage. Both passengers sustained only minor injuries. Per the summary of the official AAIB investigation:
"The aircraft had flown on the morning of the accident with no reported incident. The pilot arrived at the airfield at lunchtime and prepared the aircraft for a local flight, with the aircraft owner as his passenger. There was a light north-westerly wind, with good visibility and a temperature of 26 degrees C. The grass Runway 24 was in use.
The engine was still warm from the previous flight and, after some initial difficulty, it started and ran normally. Engine performance during ground checks was satisfactory. Immediately after liftoff on the takeoff roll, the aircraft sank back onto the runway, landing firmly on its main wheels. When the aircraft had accelerated further, the aircraft lifted off once more and the pilot attempted to establish a normal 60 knots climb.
Soon afterwards, the engine started to sound rough. The pilot noticed that engine rpm was falling, and selected the electric fuel pump on, but the engine did not recover. He lowered the aircraft nose to maintain 50 knots IAS and identified a field ahead and slightly to the left for a forced landing. He transmitted a short radio call announcing the problem and his intention. It very soon became apparent that the aircraft was too low to reach the chosen field and that it was descending quickly towards a pig farm.
There was only time for a small course correction before the aircraft touched down and the left wing collided with a pig shelter. The landing gear seemed to strike an obstacle and the aircraft pitched nose-down, turning over and coming to rest upside down.
Neither occupant suffered serious injury. The canopy would not open but both occupants were able to exit the aircraft via the roof, once the panel was removed".
Damage sustained to airframe: Extensive damage to forward fuselage and wings, propeller broken. All of which rendered the aircraft as "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-JRKD was cancelled by the CAA on 9/10/2012 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542301d9ed915d1371000b65/Jodel_D18_G-JRKD_09-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-18180843
4. http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.24.pdf
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWJ18B.htm
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170907035029/http://www.jodelgallery.org.uk/gjrkd.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2012 11:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jun-2012 12:00 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2012 12:01 | harro | Updated [Phase, Embed code] |
| 19-May-2013 11:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2015 03:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2015 03:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 28-Dec-2016 15:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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