ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184501
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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1990 |
| Time: | 12:16 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Airways Flight Training (Exeter) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BOGS |
| MSN: | 34-7770004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Exeter Ariport, Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 07-06-1990 when struck by a runaway fire appliance when starting up at Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Piper Seneca G-BOGS and Cessna 152 G-BILK were both stationary on the light aircraft parking area at Exeter Airport, which was located to the north of the Airport Fire Station. An unmanned Nubian Major Fire Appliance was parked outside the fire station and up-slope from the aircraft parking area.
Cessna 152 G-BILK was unmanned, and parked behind Senecas G-BOGS. There were two persons on board the Seneca G-BOGS (pilot and one passenger), and the pilot had just completed his post start-up checks, when the driver-less fire appliance ran down the slope, striking the Piper Seneca in the area of its port engine and nose, pushing it backwards for some 15 to 20 metres.
During this backwards slide, the Piper Seneca's starboard landing gear failed, and its starboard wing struck Cessna 152 G-BILK in the nose wheel assembly. In addition, the Seneca's starboard propeller damaged the Cessna's port wing. The two occupants of the Seneca were unhurt, and vacated the aircraft normally; the Cessna had no one on board.
There was no fire, however other elements of the airport fire service arrived and laid down a precautionary carpet of foam. The paved surfaces of the airport were wet, and the fire appliance had only been held by its parking brake. The fire appliance apparently sustained only minor damage."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report G-BOGS was "damaged beyond repair". As a result, the registration G-BOGS was cancelled by the CAA on 26-02-1991 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
(Cessna G-BILK was deemed to have only sustained minor damage: it was repaired and returned to service, only to be written off in a separate accident on 18 April 2001)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fdd7e5274a1314000901/Piper_PA-34-200T__G-BOGS_and_Reims_Cessna_FA152__G-BILK_09-90.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BOGS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2016 12:15 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Feb-2016 12:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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