ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223170
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 2018 |
| Time: | 12:41 |
| Type: | Sequioa F-8L Falco |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the G-FATE Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-FATE |
| MSN: | 757 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wycombe Air Park, Booker, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Wycombe Air Park (EGTB) |
| Wycombe Air Park (EGTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Sequoia Falco F8L, G-FATE was substantially damaged in a Gear up landing (-"belly landing"), at Wycombe Airpark, Buckinghamshire, 12 September 2018. The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 14 February 2019, and the following in an excerpt from it...
"The pilot was completing some circuits as part of re-validating his SEP class rating. The first landing was “hard” so the pilot and instructor decided to taxi to a holding point and satisfy themselves that the aircraft was handling satisfactorily and the brakes were operational. There were no indications to suggest that there was any damage, so the intended exercises were resumed.
After takeoff, the landing gear was selected up and a normal circuit commenced. Both the pilot and instructor were satisfied that the landing gear had operated correctly. The pilot selected the landing gear down in preparation for landing and flew a normal approach. He flared the aircraft and as it settled onto the runway, he realised that the landing gear was not extended. The aircraft landed on its belly and skidded down the runway, coming to rest on the paved surface
Examination of the aircraft after the accident found that the nose gear strut had deformed, likely because of the initial hard landing. This had caused the undercarriage to jam once it had been retracted."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "Damage to landing gear, propeller blades, fuselage and flaps".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c3e06d340f0b67c69b4a6d5/Sequoia_Falco_F8L_G-FATE_02-19.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-FATE
4. http://www.seqair.com/Hangar/FratiAssoc/Falco.html
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001043857.html
Media:
F-8L Falco G-FATE at Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire 12 September 2018 (bottom left picture)
AAIB February bulletin published https://t.co/6q9qMmuaex pic.twitter.com/3FDAbJtjoQ
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) February 14, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2019 23:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Mar-2019 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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