ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181552
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 1985 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna P206D |
| Owner/operator: | Balmar Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AWUA |
| MSN: | P206-0550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Forton Airfield, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Forton Airfield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Forton Airfield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially damaged - and presumably written off at a later date as "damaged beyond economic repair" - on 28/7/1985 when the nose wheel leg collapsed on landing at Forton Airfield, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, at the end of a parachute dropping session. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft took off from Forton Airfield with a pilot. jump master, and four student parachutists on board. The four student parachutists were dispatched normally, although the pilot noted that the in-flight pedal forces were lower than was usual
During the landing roll, the pilot heard a grinding noise, and thought that a tyre had gone flat. After a few seconds, the nose of the aircraft went down, and the aircraft came to a halt with the nose wheel detached"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, "nose gear assembly. propeller blades, and fuselage fairings damaged". The damage must have been re-assessed at a later date to be "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-AWUA was cancelled by the CAA on 11/8/1988 (just over three years later) as "aircraft "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f208e5274a13170003d3/Cessna_P206D_G-AWUA_10-85.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2015 12:19 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 21-Nov-2015 12:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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