ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180196
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 2015 |
| Time: | 12:51 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the GEMSY Group |
| Registration: | G-EMSY |
| MSN: | 83666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Engine model: | De Havilland Gipsy Major I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Old Sarum Airfield, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire (EGLS) |
| Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire (EGLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 15/5/2015 when bounced on landing and overturned at Old Sarum Airfield, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The purpose of the flight was for the part-owner of the aircraft to renew his SEP (Single Engined Piston) rating. He was seated in the rear seat and the instructor was seated in the front. After a flight of about an hour’s duration, they returned to Old Sarum and the rear seat pilot carried out a touch-and-go landing. He flared the aircraft somewhat too high, causing it to bounce on touchdown.
He continued with the manoeuvre, opened the throttle and attempted to rotate into a climbing attitude, but was unable to prevent a nose-down pitching moment which developed instead. The propeller and the nose struck the ground and the aircraft flipped over inverted. The instructor vacated first and assisted the rear seat pilot to do likewise; both were unhurt.
The two pilots suspected that a sudden gust of wind may have lifted the tail, causing the accident".
Damage sustained to airframe: Damage to propeller, engine cowling, upper wing and empennage.
(G-EMSY is ex-RAF T7356, "Class B" markings as E-6, German civil registry as D-EDUM, and UK civil registration as G-ASPZ from 10/3/1964 to 19/4/2011)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/55f12c6f40f0b61528000005/DH82A_Tiger_Moth_G-EMSY_09-15.pdf
2, CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://tiger-9.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=606
4. http://www.goshared.com/groups/g-emsy-group/profile
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p836.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2015 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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