ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179060
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2011 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N6920B |
| MSN: | 34-8533025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Two Continental Motors TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk |
| Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 5/7/2011, during a training flight from Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk, the aircraft landed heavily and the left propeller blades were damaged. Following a go around, three further landings were completed; during two of these the aircraft touched down in standing crop short of the runway. The instructor indicated that she may have placed too much confidence in the student’s ability and that she had not paid sufficient attention to indicated airspeed during the approaches.
Inspection of the aircraft after the flight, identified damage to the left propeller blade tips, and later inspection found damage to the wing structure. Although the marks on the runway were consistent with the propeller strike having occurred during the second touch-and-go, it was not possible to determine whether the structural damage occurred simultaneously, or separately, perhaps during the ground rolls in the crop or when the aircraft passed from the crop onto the paved runway surface (the transition from crop to runway involved crossing a prominent ‘lip’ in the surface). Tracks consistent with the aircraft’s landing gear dimensions were measured in the crop running for distances of 52 and 156 m respectively.
The instructor stated that in future she would be more inclined to take control promptly to correct a student’s error
Damage sustained to N6920B: Damage to left propeller and structure of left wing
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542301ea40f0b61342000a47/Piper_PA-34-220T_N6920B_02-12.pdf
2. NTSB: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6920B
3. http://www.avbuyer.com/admin/savepdffiles/N6920B%20aircraft%20spec.pdf
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6307904
Media:
Piper PA-34-220T Seenca N6920B at Wolverhampton (Halfpenny Green) Airfield in August 2009:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2015 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Aug-2015 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2016 00:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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