ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173927
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 2002 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC Scout |
| Owner/operator: | Lakes Gliding Club |
| Registration: | G-BCSM |
| MSN: | 108-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Walney Aerodrome, Barrow-in-Furness,Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Walney Aerodrome, Barrow-in-Furness,Cumbria |
| Walney Aerodrome, Barrow-in-Furness,Cumbria | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 12 May 2002 when crashed on landing at the end of a glider towing sortie from Walney Aerodrome, Barrow-in-Furness,Cumbria. According to the following extract from the official AAIB re[port into the accident:
"The pilot had recently completed a type-conversion and was undertaking his first solo glider-towing flight from Walney Airfield at Barrow-in-Furness. The weather was good with a light south, south-westerly breeze at 5-10 knots.
The takeoff and glider release proceeded uneventfully and the pilot positioned the aircraft on long final approach for a landing on the asphalt surface of Runway 17. A glider was on the runway being pushed to the launch point, and the pilot therefore adjusted his aiming point to land about halfway down the runway on the left side.
Immediately after touchdown the aircraft swung to the right and tracked toward the right side of the runway. The pilot applied power to increase the airflow over the rudder, and thereby improve directional control, but the aircraft continued to track toward the runway edge.
He therefore applied more power in order to carry out a go-around. Just before reaching the grass the aircraft became airborne with a high nose attitude. At a height of about 30 feet, the aircraft rolled rapidly to the left and impacted the runway in a steep nose down attitude. The aircraft then slewed through about 180° and came to a halt on the runway having sustained extensive damage to the left landing gear, propeller and left wing. The pilot switched off the fuel and electrics and vacated the aircraft with minor injuries".
Damage sustained to G-BCSM: Left landing gear detached, propeller shattered, left wing distorted. All of which were enough to render the aircraft as "beyond economic repair". As a result the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 2 December 2002 as aircraft "destroyed" and "Addressee Status: Gone Away"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f58c40f0b61342000517/dft_avsafety_pdf_500252.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BCSM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2015 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Jun-2016 00:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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