ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173028
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 2014 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Hoffmann H36 Dimona |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CEUT |
| MSN: | 36270 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Limbach L 2000-EB1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 09.08.2014: The pilot reported that due to glider operations on the runway aircraft were using the southern taxiway parallel to Runway 26. The wind was estimated to be from 260° at 15 to 20 kt. The METAR for RAF Wittering recorded the wind at 0950 hrs, about 20 minutes before the accident, to be from 250° at 17 gusting 27 kt.
After lift off the left wheel touched the runway. Shortly thereafter the left wing dropped slowly and the aircraft started to turn left. The pilot applied full right aileron and right rudder but this had no effect. After the aircraft had turned through about 70° its left wing struck the ground and it "fell" from 10 ft, landing heavily. The aircraft subsequently hit a boundary fence, spun through a further 90° and came to rest. The occupants vacated the aircraft uninjured.
The pilot presumed that the left wing stalled as a result of a gust of wind. G-CEUT sustained damage to its Propeller, engine mountings, landing gear, left aileron, rear fuselage and tail. All of which were enough to withdraw the aircraft from use, and the registration G-CEUT was cancelled as "Permanently withdrawn from use" on 13.10.2014
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-hoffmann-h36-dimona-g-ceut
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2015 14:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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