ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181620
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| Date: | Saturday 7 December 1985 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Ravensglobe Ltd t/a Mead Developments |
| Registration: | G-BHYS |
| MSN: | 28-8090319 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Biggin Hill Airport, Bromley, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent (BQH/EGKB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II G-BHYS (Ex-N8218Y (US Registry)): Written off (aircraft destroyed) 7 December 1985 when crashed whilst initiating an overshoot at Biggin Hill, Kent. Aircraft failed to gain height, collided with a hedge at high speed, and was wrecked. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Just after the aircraft had touched down on Runway 21 at Biggin Hill, the pilot initiated an overshoot. As the aircraft's nose started to rise, the pilot checked it and held it on the horizon. The aircraft then started to veer to the left, but did not climb. The pilot attempted to correct the veering to the left, but without success
As the aircraft approached the airfield perimeter hedge, the pilot closed the throttle, and the aircraft ran into the hedge. The flaps were left in the approach configuration, which was full flap, and were not retracted during the attempted overshoot, because the aircraft had not gained sufficient height. The wind at the time of the accident was 12 knots at 240 degrees"
Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report, confirmed as "aircraft destroyed - damage to a hedge". As a result, the registration G-BHYS was cancelled by the CAA some six months later on 24 June 1986 as "Permanently withdrawn from use". According to a photograph below (see link #4) the wreckage of G-BHYS was dumped at Goodwood as recently as December 2010.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422eb7ae5274a1317000083/Piper_PA-28-181_G-BHYS_02-86.pdf
2. CAA: History as G-BHYS 1980-1984: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BHYS-1.pdf
3. CAA: History as G-BHYS 1984-1985: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/ginfodocs/HistoricalLedger/G-BHYS-2.pdf
4. Remains of G-BHYS at Goodwood 21-12-2010: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000558942.html
5. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17611.0
6. As N8218Y (US Registry): https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2015 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2020 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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