ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89961
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 12-MAY-2001 |
| Time: | 13:59 LT |
| Type: | Hawker Sea Fury |
| Operator: | Mr. Paul Morgan |
| Registration: | G-EEMV |
| C/n / msn: | 41H/636335 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sywell, Northants (EGBK) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sywell Aerodrome (EGBK) |
On the day of the accident, the pilot booked out for a local sortie. The aircraft departed from
Runway 03 at 1326 hrs. The pilot then requested to rejoin the airfield circuit for landing at 1356
hrs.
The runway in use by other light aircraft was Runway 07. In order to fit in with the traffic flow
for a right hand circuit for Runway 07, the Sea Fury was initially positioned right hand downwind
for that runway. Preferring to take advantage of the longer runway length available on Runway 03,
the pilot entered a right base leg for Runway 03 and proceeded onto final approach.
Because of the rarity of the aircraft, it attracted significant attention from witnesses on the ground. The consensus of opinion indicated that the aircraft touched down beyond the intersection with Runway 07 on its two main wheels, with the fuselage horizontal. The aircraft then proceeded up the runway in a horizontal attitude. Towards the end of the landing run, the tail still had not lowered to the 'three point' attitude. The aircraft was seen to skip slightly and become airborne again very briefly. As it touched down again, the tail was seen to rise and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The airfield emergency vehicles were immediately dispatched to the scene by the Aerodrome Flight
Information Service Officer. There was no fire, but on arrival at the aircraft, the attending staff
attempted to communicate with the pilot but heard no sign of life. They did not have any equipment
immediately available which could have lifted the aircraft in order to evacuate the pilot from the
cockpit.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/dft_avsafety_pdf_500974.pdf
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1538
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/paul-morgan-729146.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=EEMV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 14:23 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jun-2011 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 19-May-2013 01:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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