ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184595
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| Date: | Monday 8 September 2008 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BODM |
| MSN: | 28-7305519 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clutton Hill Farm Airstrip, 5 nm WSW of Bath, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Clutton Hill Farm, 5nm WSW of Bath, Somerset | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 08-09-2008 when crashed at Clutton Hill Farm Airstrip, 5 nautical miles West-South-West of Bath, Somerset. No injuries were sustained to the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger). According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"G-BODM made an approach to land on a wet grass runway with a wind forecast to be 5 knots from the left. Just after touching down, a gust of wind, considered by the pilot to be significantly in excess of the forecast, caused G-BODM to weathercock to the left. The aircraft drifted towards the left side of the runway despite the application of full right rudder and the left wingtip struck the end of a hedge.
The pilot reported that he was unable to regain directional control following the initial weathercock because the grass was wet".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Severe damage to left wingtip". Presumably, the damage was enough to render the aircraft as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BODM was cancelled by the CAA on 10-12-2010 (some two years later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5423035840f0b61346000c89/Piper_PA-28-180_Cherokee__G-BODM_01-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BODM
3. http://www.cluttonairfield.co.uk/
4. https://planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=533232
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2016 11:00 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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