ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161405
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1996 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Deltair |
| Registration: | G-BTJJ |
| MSN: | 38-79A0140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mid-Wales Airport, 2.3 miles south of Welshpool, Powys, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mid-Wales Airport [EGCW] |
| Mid-Wales Airport [EGCW] | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he rotated too early on take off from runway 22 and, with a low airspeed, was unable to gain enough height to clear the boundary hedge. Both occupants were wearing lap and diagonal upper torso restraint and vacated the aircraft without injury.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/dft_avsafety_pdf_500324.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Images:
wreckage of G-BTJJ used in Pairi Daiza Zoo, Belgium (photo: H. Ranter/ASN, Oct. 2013)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2013 18:19 | harro | Added |
| 20-Nov-2014 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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