ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199691
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 2017 |
| Time: | 11:44 UTC |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe |
| Owner/operator: | Luscombe Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-BRGF |
| MSN: | 5475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk |
| Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged due to a landing mishap, resulting in the aircraft coming to rest on its back,at Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 11 June 2017. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was on final approach to land and descended over a rapeseed crop close to the end of the runway. The pilot states that he was attempting to land the aircraft “as short as possible on the short runway” but “misjudged” the approach and the landing gear made contact with the crop, causing the aircraft to nose over. The aircraft came to a stop on its back sustaining damage to the engine bay, propeller, windscreen, canopy and tail fin. The pilot was uninjured."
Nature of damage sustained to airframe; Per the AAIB report "Propeller bent, windscreen cracked, canopy damaged, dent in the aft firewall and the tail fin bent"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59aff90fe5274a180b403e0a/Luscombe_8E_Silvaire_Deluxe_G-BRGF_09-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BRGF/803995
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1572511
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BRGF.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2017 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-May-2022 03:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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