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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1996 |
| Time: | 20:04 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-146-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Flightline, opb Palmair |
| Registration: | G-BPNT |
| MSN: | E3126 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Location: | Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 20 October 1996 while the aircraft was being inspected prior to flight from Bournemouth, damage to the rear underside of the fuselage was discovered. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and ferried unpressurised to Stansted Airport where repairs were carried out.
The crew of the flight in question had no recollection of a tail-scrape having occurred and there had been no reports of unusual noises from the cabin crew. The commander reported he had been the handling pilot for the landing at Bournemouth and the left hand seat had been occupied by a newly joined commander who was acting as the monitoring pilot. Although the landing was fairly firm the commander was unconcerned and did not consider that anything untoward had occurred. FDR data shows the maximum vertical gas 1.25, which is not exceptional. The wind was 240°,varying between 210° and 270°, at 10 kt with good visibility, broken cloud at 800 feet and overcast at 1200 feet. The temperature was +15°C. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f070e5274a13140002ef/dft_avsafety_pdf_501550.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5910863 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 1997 | G-BPNT | Flightline, opb Palmair | 0 | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) | |
non |
| 29 May 2004 | G-BPNT | Flightline | 0 | Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR) |  |
sub |
| 22 January 2019 | VH-NJZ | National Jet Express | 0 | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |  |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2025 11:45 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 31-Mar-2025 11:47 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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