ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186478
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| Date: | Sunday 28 June 1992 |
| Time: | 16:03 |
| Type: |  Bensen B8MR |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BSNL |
| MSN: | PFA G/01-118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bodmin Airfield, Cardinham, Bodmin, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bodmin Airfield, Bodmin, Cornwall (EGLA) |
| Bodmin Airfield, Bodmin, Cornwall (EGLA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 28 June 1992 when became inadvertently airborne during "fast taxiing" along the runway at Bodmin Airfield, Cardinham, Bodmin, Cornwall. The pilot was undergoing supervised instruction, which entailed fast taxiing up the runway at Bodmin, fast enough to lift the nose wheel off the ground, then fast enough for the aircraft to make short "hops" into the air for a few seconds.
It was during one of these "hops" that the aircraft lifted off and climbed 10 feet into the air. As this was higher than planned, the pilot tried to cut power in order to land again as quickly as possible. The pilot reported that he had probably not made a large enough reduction in power, and he found himself over-controlling in pitch.
As the aircraft was approaching the end of the grass runway, he decided to put the aircraft back onto the ground. The main wheel ran into a shallow ditch, the rotor struck the ground and the aircraft fell onto its right hand side. Once the aircraft had come to a halt, the pilot switched off the magneto, released his harness, and moved away from the aircraft. After removing his helmet, and making sure that there was no immediate danger, he returned to the aircraft and switched off the fuel.
Damage sustained to aircraft: Per the AAIB report "substantial general damage" to the airframe. The owner of the aircraft sold the aircraft one month after the accident (on 24 July 1992) to a new owner in County Donegal, Eire. It is not certain when happened to the aircraft after this, other than the registration G-BSNL was cancelled by the CAA 18 years later, on 24 March 2010 on the grounds of "Addressee status: Gone Away". The CAA attempted to contact the last registered owner, and got no reply, hence the grounds for cancellation of the registration.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f25f40f0b61346000435/Bensen_B8MR_Autogyro__G-BSNL_09-92.pdf
2. AAIB Corrigendum: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542300b3e5274a1314000a45/Bensen_B8MR_Autogyro__G-BSNL_Corrigendum_11-92.pdf
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BSNL
4. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BSNL.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodmin_Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2016 20:02 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Apr-2016 20:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2022 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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