ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186469
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1992 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: | Evans VP-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Caroline Marion Gooch |
| Registration: | G-BEVP |
| MSN: | 1SW/7207/1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truleigh Hill Farm, Shoreham, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Truleigh Hill Farm, Shoreham, West Sussex |
| Truleigh Hill Farm, Shoreham, West Sussex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13-6-1992 due to a forced landing, caused by engine failure, at Truleigh Hill Farm, Shoreham, West Sussex. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"After a normal engine start and ground checks, the aircraft took off, accelerating and climbing away normally, until, at a height of some 30 feet agl, he engine began to lose power. The pilot then lowered the nose of the aircraft in an attempt to maintain a safe flying speed, and turned the aircraft to the right in order to avoid some trees. The pilot then found that a reduction in the throttle setting resulted in a slight increase in power.
However, approximately half way around a low circuit of the airstrip, the engine lost all power, and a forced landing was made into a standing crop at low speed. The pilot, who was uninjured, was able to make her escape unaided"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "damage to the landing gear, and minor damage to the wings". Despite the apparently minor (repairable) damage, it is believed that the VP-2 never flew again, and despite being sold on and re-registered to a pair of new owners on 26-10-1992, the registration G-BEVP was cancelled by the CAA on 24-8-1994 (just over two years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423000ded915d1371000a73/Evans_VP-2_Volksplane__G-BEVP_08-92.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BEVP.pdf
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BEVP.html
4. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17564.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2016 17:06 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Apr-2016 17:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2020 19:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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