ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187996
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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 2015 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: | Stewart S-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CGOI |
| MSN: | 144 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Chevrolet V8 ‘Big Block’ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Floods Ferry Road, Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 2-8-2015 when ran off the runway and collided with an earth embankment, during an abandoned take off from a private grass airstrip at Floods Ferry Road, Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire (at approximate co ordinates 52°30′00″N 0°01′26″W). The pilot (the sole person on board) sustained minor injuries. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot, who was the owner of the aircraft, reported that he was attempting a takeoff from a private grass runway when the accident occurred. The weather was fine, with a light south-westerly wind. The pilot completed his pre-flight checks and lined up for takeoff in a southerly direction. The grass runway was described as being firm, flat and dry, about 800 metres long by 30 metres wide. The fields to each side of the runway were laid to potato crops,
standing about 1 metre high.
After the aircraft had travelled about 140 metres on its takeoff roll, the pilot realised it was drifting to the left so retarded the throttle to idle and commenced braking. As the aircraft slowed, he applied right rudder to correct the track but the aircraft failed to respond. It struck an earth bank at the left side of the runway and became airborne. It rolled to the left and the left wing struck the ground, causing the aircraft to rotate such that it came to
rest in an upright attitude but facing north.
In the accident sequence, the engine detached from the firewall and passed down the right side of the aircraft, coming to rest between the wing trailing edge and the horizontal tailplane."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive" damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/573997f3e5274a1520000006/Stewart_S-51D_Mustang_G-CGOI_06-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CGOI
3. https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/transport/pensioner-hurt-in-fenland-airplane-crash-1-6883183
4. http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/man-in-his-70s-makes-emergency-landing-in-light-aircraft-at-benwick-air-ambulance-called-out-1-4178970
5. http://www.stewart51.info/images/KevinArmstrongManualSep2014.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2016 17:16 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jul-2016 17:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
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