ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216192
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 2018 |
| Time: | 16:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation South West Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-RVRR |
| MSN: | 38-79A0199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Compton Abbas Airfield, 3 miles south of Shaftesbury, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon (EGTE) |
| Compton Abbas Airfield, Shaftesbury, Dorset (EGHA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-RVRR was written off (damaged beyond repair) in a collision with a hedge during touch-and-go landings at Compton Abbas Airfield, 3 miles south of Shaftesbury, Dorset, 15 May 2018. During a second attempted touch-and-go on grass Runway 08 at Compton Abbas Airfield, the aircraft failed to climb and struck a hedge. Both occupants were uninjured.The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 11/10/2018 (see link #1 for the full report), and the following is an extract from it:
'The aircraft commander, who held a Flight Instructor rating, was undertaking a grass runway familiarisation flight and currency check on another pilot. As part of this, the pilot-under-check planned a navigation exercise from Exeter to Compton Abbas, an airfield situated at 811 ft amsl with an 803 m long grass runway orientated 08/26.
The aircraft, at near the Maximum Takeoff Weight permissible, departed Exeter at 15:02 hrs and arrived overhead Compton Abbas approximately one hour later. The weather was fine with a 10-15 kt wind from 350° and a temperature of 16°C. The pilot-under‑check flew the first approach and landing to Runway 08 with two stages of flap selected.
However, as the touchdown point was long into the runway, he immediately applied full power and went around. Two pilots on the ground also witnessed this touch-and-go and they estimated that the aircraft touched down in the last 200 m of the runway.
On the second approach, the aircraft commander stated that the pilot-under-check landed the aircraft near to the beginning of the runway intending to perform a touch-and-go. After touchdown, the pilot-under-check selected one stage of flap for a short field takeoff and applied full power.
However, the aircraft commander stated that although the aircraft accelerated and rotated normally, the aircraft barely climbed, and it collided with the top of a hedge that was over 400 m beyond the end of the runway. After the aircraft had come to rest, both occupants, who were wearing 3-point harnesses, were able to vacate the aircraft without assistance.
This landing was observed by a Flight Instructor who was approximately abeam the Runway 08 threshold, near some airfield hangars. He estimated that the aircraft was at 50 ft aal, 150 m beyond the landing threshold, although he did not see the aircraft touch down as he lost sight of it behind the hangars.
The aircraft commander is unsure why the aircraft failed to climb but, although he considers them unlikely, stated that possible factors may have been carburettor icing (despite the engine not appearing to run roughly) or an area of local sink caused by the interaction of the crosswind with the hill on which the airfield is situated.'
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report airframe 'Damaged beyond economic repair'
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ba220e0ed915d2e3e4bdbc3/Piper_PA-38-112_Tomahawk_G-RVRR_10-18.pdf
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.aviationsouthwest.com/staff-and-fleet/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 October 1998 | G-BRHT | Air Nova Ltd (G-INFO) | 0 | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP), Lancashire, | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Media:
Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk when owned by Liverpool-based Ravenair in 2009:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2018 20:28 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2018 20:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2018 19:33 | harro | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 19:34 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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