ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171175
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| Date: | Thursday 30 October 2014 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Full Sutton Flying Centre Ltd |
| Registration: | G-COLH |
| MSN: | 28-23143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Full Sutton Airfield, 8 nm E of York, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (EGBW) |
| Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a training flight according to a local pilot, the aircraft attempted to land too far down a very wet grass runway. Braked very hard, the nose wheel dug in and the aircraft flipped onto it roof. The two occupants were uninjured but had to break a window to escape the inverted plane. Aircraft was seen in hangar 3 days later with heavily bent in cabin roof. Probable insurance write-off
According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that the accident occurred at the end of a flight from Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, near Stratford-upon-Avon, to Full Sutton Airfield near York. As the aircraft approached Full Sutton, the pilot assessed the surface wind as blowing directly across the single grass runway (04/22), so the pilot elected to land on Runway 04.
The visibility was good, but there had been recent rain and the grass surface was described as soft and wet. The final approach was flown with full flap (40 degrees) and at an approach speed of about 75 knots. Aircraft mass for the approach would have been about 872 kilos, about 10% below the maximum permitted.
Late on the final approach, the pilot noticed a flock of birds on the runway. She thought they would disperse as the aircraft got nearer but, as the aircraft descended though about 100 to 150 feet, the birds rose from the runway and into the aircraft’s path.
The aircraft struck at least two birds; one hit the left wing, and one hit the propeller which left bird remains on the windscreen on the passenger’s side. Being concerned for the safety of the aircraft, the pilot continued the approach. The aircraft landed some distance along Runway 04, immediately beyond the point where a hard taxiway crossed the grass runway.
The aircraft landed on all three wheels together and the pilot applied wheel brakes, but the aircraft appeared to skid on the wet grass and did not decelerate. It overran the runway onto the adjacent field, where it encountered uneven ground and overturned. The pilot and her two passengers evacuated the aircraft through the left cockpit window. It was subsequently established that one of the passengers had suffered a hairline fracture of an arm.
The pilot believed that the encounter with the birds had led to her landing further along the runway than intended. This, combined with the lack of braking action on the wet grass, had led to the overrun. The surface wind at Leeds Bradford Airport (29 nm to the west) at the time of the accident was 8 knots from 210 degrees, so it was possible that a small tailwind component was present for landing"
Damage to airframe: The AAIB report confirms "Significant damage to upper fuselage". The photo below date 6/6/2015 would seems to confirm this
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Personal visit to airfield
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-piper-pa-28-140-cherokee-g-colh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2014 20:12 | humbersider steve | Added |
| 12-Nov-2014 02:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Nov-2014 02:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Mar-2015 22:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2015 18:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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