ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1011
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| Date: | Monday 28 October 2002 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.88 Comet |
| Owner/operator: | Shuttleworth Collection: Richard Shuttleworth Truste |
| Registration: | G-ACSS |
| MSN: | 1996 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1934 |
| Engine model: | De Havilland Gipsy Queen |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Warden Aerodrome, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire (EGTH) |
| Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire (EGTH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had been taken for a local test flight for the purpose of obtaining a Permit to Fly. Having completed, successfully, all the flight test requirements, the pilot made an approach to land on Runway 29. The pilot made his approach with the intention of making a touchdown on the main wheels in a nose-up attitude. The aircraft bounced four times and on the fifth touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed.
The aircraft sank onto its right wingtip and the underside of the right engine nacelle before sliding in a tightening arc to the right, coming to rest having turned through about 150° from its landing heading. The pilot stated that he had attempted to damp the bouncing of the aircraft by lowering the nose.
Right landing gear severely damaged, minor damage to right engine, nacelle and wingtip. After repairs, G-ACSS first took to the air again on 01-08-2014
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB; https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422edf840f0b61342000193/dft_avsafety_pdf_028728.pdf
2. CAA; https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=ACSS
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH.88
4 http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth-collection/aircraft-details.asp?ID=26
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093602/http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/08/01/aviation-news-the-shuttleworth-collections-de-havilland-dh-88-comet-g-acss-returns-to-flight/
Media:
Shuttleworth Collection, Shuttleworth Pageant Air Display, Old Warden, 07-09-2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2008 22:12 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2014 23:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2016 20:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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