ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189406
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| Date: | Friday 9 December 2005 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Europa |
| Owner/operator: | G-SYCO Syndicate |
| Registration: | G-SYCO |
| MSN: | PFA247-12540 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | EA-81/118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Draycot Farm Aerodrome, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Draycot Farm Aerodrome, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Draycot Farm Aerodrome, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 09-12-2005 when ground looped on landing at Draycot Farm Aerodrome, Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire (at approximate co ordinates 51°29.75N, 01°44.62W). No injuries reported by the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot was landing on Runway 18 at Draycott Farm, which is a grass runway 700 metres in length. The weather was fine, with good visibility and light winds, though the runway surface was damp. A curved approach to the runway was required due to the presence of farm buildings in the approach area.
The pilot reported that full flap had been selected and that the approach was normal. However, the aircraft bounced on landing and, as it touched down again, the right landing gear leg failed just above the wheel axle. The damaged
leg then dug into the runway surface and the aircraft ground looped, coming to a stop.
The first part of the landing roll was uphill and the pilot opined that this, together with the handling characteristics of the type and the rough grass surface, could have contributed to the accident".
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Fracture in rear fuselage and damage to right landing gear leg". THe damage was enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", As such the registration G-SYCO was cancelled by the CAA on 24-02-2006 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
However, G-SYCO was sold on to a new owner in the area of Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, with the intention of rebuilding it and restoring it to flight (see link #3). Thus, the registration was restored on 08-05-2007 (just over a year later). G-SYCO was reported at Kemble, Gloucestershire in August 2001 (see link #4). However, it would appear that the plans to rebuild G-SYCO were abandoned, and the registration was cancelled for the second (and presumably final) time on 13-06-2013, once again as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ee6ced915d13710001ed/Europa__G-SYCO_04-06.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=SYCO
3. http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list/Digest.Europa-List.2006-10-10.txt
4. http://www.branstonlodge.uk/flygloster/movements/aug01.htm
5. G-SYCO at Roserrow Polzeath Cornwall 28-08-2005: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55101137@N02/16115395219
6. https://ukga.com/aerodrome/draycot
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2016 20:07 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 20-Aug-2016 20:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2016 20:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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