ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69181
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 2004 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172N Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Trustees of the G-BFTX Group |
| Registration: | G-BFTX |
| MSN: | F172-1715 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clipgate Farm Airstrip, Lodge Lees, Denton, Canterbury, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clipgate Farm Airstrip, Kent |
| Clipgate Farm Airstrip, Kent | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 15/07/2004, while departing the 480 metre long strip for a local flight, the aircraft lifted off at 50 knots airspeed, but 30 metres later, sank back onto the runway for reasons unknown. The pilot attempted to abort the take off by veering to the side of the runway where he expected the longer grass to slow the aeroplane down.
Unfortunately the aircraft began to skid, the aircraft struck an earth bank at the southern boundary of the airstrip at about 10 knots, breaking off the nose landing gear and probably stopping the engine. The aircraft then nosed over and inverted, leaving the two occupants hanging by their seat harnesses. Both occupants were uninjured and escaped with assistance from other persons on the site.
(On 7/6/2005 registered again for rebuild. On 27/9/09 the fuselage of the aircraft minus it's wings and tail was observed at Clipgate in open storage by the contributor).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ecd9e5274a1317000147/dft_avsafety_pdf_030902.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BFTX
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/f172show.asp?start=1701&count=50]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2009 10:24 | andrewaircraft | Added |
| 18-Oct-2009 21:04 | andrewaircraft | Updated |
| 28-Sep-2011 08:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2012 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2014 23:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Aug-2016 15:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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