ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188669
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| Date: | Thursday 31 March 2016 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Europa |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OURO |
| MSN: | PFA 247-1252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burcott, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Holmbeck Airfield, Buckinghamshire |
| Holmbeck Airfield, Buckinghamshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 31-3-2016 when crashed on take off from Holmbeck Farm Airfield, Soulbury Road, Burcott, near Wing, Buckinghamshire. Of the two persons on board, the pilot was uninjured, but the pilot sustained manor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot of G-OURO was preparing to take off in order to demonstrate the aircraft to a potential buyer. He taxied to grass Runway 29 which is 517 metres long, and the wind was reported to be from 350 degrees at 5 knots. He performed the power checks, briefed his passenger and selected half flap before applying full power for takeoff.
The first 50 metres of the runway had an up-slope, but after this the aircraft accelerated normally, and the pilot rotated at 50 knots, by which time they were about 400 metres down the runway. The aircraft lifted off to a height of approximately 15 feet but then the right wing and nose dropped, causing the aircraft to strike the ground. It slid for about 10 metres and slewed to the right before coming to a halt with the nose landing gear collapsed.
The pilot is unsure whether he had set the pitch trim incorrectly or had applied too much rearward movement of the control column"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose landing gear collapsed, damage to propeller and engine cowl."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/576809c5e5274a0da30000b7/Europa_G-OURO_07-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OURO
3, http://web.archive.org/web/20161012093307/http://dunstablehpc.co.uk/site-guides/holmbeck-farm-airfield/
4. https://www.facebook.com/HolmbeckFarmAirfield/
5. http://flymartin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2016 16:21 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 14-Jul-2016 16:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2016 15:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location] |
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