ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121972
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| Date: | Friday 22 April 2011 |
| Time: | 15:04 |
| Type: |  Beagle B.121 Pup Series 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AXPM |
| MSN: | B121-122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panshanger Airfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Panshanger Aerodrome (EGLG) |
| Panshanger Aerodrome (EGLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a 50-hour check, the aircraft’s ignition switch was left in the RIGHT position, with no key in the switch, due to the use of an incorrect key. During the next pre-flight inspection the pilot perceived that the ignition switch was in the OFF position. As he turned the propeller by hand, as required by the aircraft’s EXTERNAL INSPECTION check list, the engine started and ran at full power. The aircraft broke free of its tie downs, struck a parked aircraft and crashed into an earth embankment. Safety action has been taken concerning the content of the aircraft’s flight manual and service manual checklists.
Aircraft apparently not repaired, as registration G-AXPM cancelled by the CAA 28/11/2011 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f77ae5274a1314000633/Beagle_B121_Series_1_Pup__G-AXPM_12-11.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3 http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/8992915.Plane_crash_lands_at_Panshanger_Aerodrome/
4. http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/evacuation-over-fears-that-crashed-light-aircraft-in-welwyn-garden-city-could-explode-1-875652
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000109044.html
Media:
Beagle B.121 G-AXPM on 23 February 2007:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2011 05:52 | RobertMB | Added |
| 08-Dec-2011 13:51 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2012 15:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 09:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2016 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2020 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
| 30-Sep-2020 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Accident report] |
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