ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187947
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1995 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Devon School of Flying |
| Registration: | G-BRTO |
| MSN: | 152-83092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunkeswell Airfield, 6 miles North of Honiton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dunkeswell. Honiton, Devon (EGTU) |
| Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon (EGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1-6-1995 when bounced on landing, ran off the runway, and collided with a tractor/trailer at Dunkeswell Airfield, 6 miles North of Honiton, Devon. The student pilot (flying solo) was not injured. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Having successfully completed a dual circuit training flight with an instructor, the student pilot was briefed to conduct three solo circuits. Runway 36 was in use, and the first two circuits, with touch-and-go landings, were without incident.
On the final approach to land at the end of the third circuit, the aircraft was a little too high and too fast over the runway threshold. The aircraft 'floated' and 'ballooned' before sinking heavily onto Runway 36. A 'bounce' ensued, during which time the aircraft drifted over to the left side of the runway before touching down again.
At this point, the pilot became aware of a tractor and trailer combination, which had previously been positioned off to the western side of the runway. The tractor and trailer appeared to have moved closer to the edge of the runway, and the pilot assessed that a collision was imminent. The pilot right applied right rudder in an attempt to steer the aircraft to the right of the tractor.
When this was unsuccessful, left rudder was applied in an attempt to steer the aircraft onto the grass to the right side of the runway. In the resulting collision, the aircraft's right wing tip struck the roll cage of the tractor. This caused the aircraft to pivot around to the right, coming to rest on its nose and left wingtip behind the tractor/trailer combination, and on the western edge of the runway surface".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive damage". As a result, the airframe was deemed to be "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-BRTO was cancelled by the CAA six months later, on 19-12-1995, as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f96d40f0b613460007b9/Cessna_152__G-BRTO_09-95.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BRTO
3. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01999619/charges/zdqc18roHSZXT_LFaNetIxrg0-o
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2016 14:22 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2016 14:24 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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