ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196594
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 2017 |
| Time: | 17:22 LT |
| Type: |  North American TF-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-TFSI |
| MSN: | 124-44703 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Packard Motor Car Co Merlin V1650-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Duxford, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Duxford Airport (QFO/EGSU) |
| Duxford Airport (QFO/EGSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the Flying Legends air show at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, the aircraft ('Miss Velma') made a forced landing in a nearby field, close to Junction 10 of the M11 Motorway. There are no reported injuries.
The AAIB report into the accident was published on 12 October 2017:
"The aircraft was part of a formation of ‘Warbirds’ approaching the end of their display sequence. The pilot reported he had been airborne for approximately 25 minutes without incident when he did an engine health check and changed the fuel selection to the right wing tank. The formation continued downwind, completed a flypast and separated onto three crosswind legs, climbing to approximately 1,000 ft. As the pilot applied additional power the engine stopped without warning.
The engine restarted and ran at the commanded power setting for a few seconds before stopping for a second time. The pilot climbed away from the formation, transmitted a PAN call and prepared for a forced landing. The engine started and stopped several times, allowing a gradual descent. He re-selected the left fuel tank and auto-leaned the mixture, at which point the engine ran for between 10 and 15 seconds before stopping again.
With the aircraft in a tight downwind position at approximately 500 ft and 150 mph, the pilot selected 20 degrees of flap and the landing gear down. He commenced a turn onto the base leg, but it became evident that the aircraft had insufficient energy and would not make the runway. Turning in the direction of a cornfield to the east of the M11 motorway, the pilot selected the landing gear up and the flaps to 30 degrees just before landing at approximately 120 mph. The aircraft remained upright and the pilot was uninjured."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59c284b4ed915d408f04175e/North_American_P-51D_Mustang_G-TFSI_10-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3981158/plane-incident-forces-m11-closure-during-duxford-air-display-as-witnesses-report-loud-bang/
4. http://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-during-flying-legends-air-show-at-iwm-duxford-1-5098467
5. https://www.essexlive.news/news/local-news/two-planes-collide-mid-air-526471?service=responsive
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40553792
7. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/duxford-crash-miss-velman-mustang-13306582?service=responsive
8. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/may/17/inside-a-p-51-engine-out-off-airport-landing
Images:
Just acouple of hours before the accident the aircraft get ready at Duxford Air Show for another flying display (Copyright by Andy Herzog)
Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, England, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Media:
Lane 1 road closure on at #Duxford roundabout on the #M11 at J10 due to ongoing incident
— Cambs police (@CambsCops) 9 July 2017
Dramatic photos show vintage Mustang after emergency landing in field near Duxford https://t.co/ZhJQEFqVl5 pic.twitter.com/x5spPfltHc
— Cambridge News (@CambridgeNewsUK) July 9, 2017
M11 closes following incident at Duxford airshow https://t.co/fSLhJLOdzE via @MailOnline
— Chris Nash (@ChrisNash72) July 9, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2017 19:07 | Darksidecat | Added |
| 09-Jul-2017 19:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Jul-2017 19:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2017 10:30 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 10-Jul-2017 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2017 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Jul-2017 16:11 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 10-Jul-2017 21:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2017 21:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-Jul-2017 21:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2017 21:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2017 22:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Oct-2017 00:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2017 00:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2018 14:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2020 06:07 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo] |
| 30-Aug-2020 12:33 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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