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| Date: | Monday 27 June 1988 |
| Time: | 18:31 |
| Type: |  BAC One-Eleven 409AY |
| Owner/operator: | British Island Airways (BIA) |
| Registration: | G-AXBB |
| MSN: | 162 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 91 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport (NCL/EGNT) |
| Mahon-Menorca Airport (MAH/LEMH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Charter flight, scheduled to depart Newcastle Airport at 1730 hrs for Mahon, was given a take-off "Slot" time of 1830 hrs and began the take-off on runway 07 at that time. The aircraft was serviceable for the flight, and the start-up and taxy-out to the runway were normal.
The First Officer was the handling pilot, and V1 had been calculated at 144 kts. During the take-off run, at about 100 kts, a flock of birds was seen to be occupying the centre of the runway a little way ahead of the aircraft, commanding the attention of both pilots until the aircraft passed through them. As it did so, the commander looked down to the engine P7 gauges and, seeing a positive wind-down of No 1 engine, called "STOP". The co-pilot applied reverse thrust and brakes. He commented that the retardation seemed less effective than usual. Although, in accordance with standard procedures full reverse was maintained until coming to rest, the aircraft overran the end of the runway, by 49m, into the Clearway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc55ed915d13710008af/BAC_One-Eleven_Series_409__G-AXBB_09-88.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10843755 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
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| 2 November 1971 | TI-1055C | Líneas Aéreas Costarricenses (LACSA) | 0 | San José/La Sabana |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2025 10:00 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 30-Mar-2025 10:10 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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