ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179606
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| Date: | Monday 23 July 2012 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III |
| Owner/operator: | One Zero One Three Ltd |
| Registration: | G-GFTB |
| MSN: | 28-42048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guernsey Airport, La Villiaze, Guernsey, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, Channel Islands (EGJB) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23/7/2012 when struck by taxying Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, G-BBHY whilst parked at Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, Channel Islands. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"With the intention of the taxiing the aircraft a short distance to a nearby maintenance facility, the pilot boarded G BBHY and closed the door, leaving the upper door latch unlatched. As the engine was already warm the pilot performed a hot start but, as he was reducing the throttle setting, he noticed that the door had opened. He reported that he “instinctively” let go of the throttle and grabbed the armrest of the door to close it. The aircraft had by this time started to accelerate along the ground. The pilot’s instinct again made him stamp his right foot on the right rudder pedal as if he were braking in a car. This aircraft does not have toe brakes fitted and this action made the aircraft veer to the right into the rear section of G GFTB which was parked and unoccupied. Both aircraft received substantial damage.
The pilot stated that he would normally ensure that the parking brake was on but believed that he either forgot to check this, or that the brake locking mechanism had somehow become disengaged. A subsequent check of the brake system found no faults".
Damage sustained to G-GFTB: Substantial damage to fuselage. As a result, the registration G-GFTB was cancelled by the CAA on 4/9/2013 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
As for the other aircraft involved (Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, G-BBHY) it received damage to the Spinner, engine, propeller, right wing and windshields. However G-BBHY appears to have been repaired and returned to service by the end of 2012
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422edaded915d1371000193/Piper_PA-28-161_G-GFTB_PA-28-180_G-BBHY_11-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/2010-2019_34.html
4. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Piper-PA-28-161-Warrior-III/1531702
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2015 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jan-2017 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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