ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173967
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 2002 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Robin R.2120U |
| Owner/operator: | Stephen John Skilton t/a Aviation Rentals |
| Registration: | G-BZYZ |
| MSN: | 370 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) |
| White Waltham, Maidenhead, Berkshire (EGLM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16 July 2002 when crashed at White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. The pilot (the sole person on board) sustained minor injuries. According to the following extract from the AAIB report into the accident:
"This flight was the pilots first solo circuit flight for his conversion to this aircraft type. On the third circuit, the pilot carried out a touch and go landing. During the subsequent takeoff, he felt that the engine was not producing its normal power, although he could not identify any indications that supported this feeling. Rotation was commenced at the correct speed, but the stall warning horn sounded as soon as the aircraft became airborne.
The pilot lowered the nose, but the climb performance was still sluggish. As he approached the end of the runway, he commenced the left turn, even though the stall warning was still activated. The aircraft entered a stall, at a height of approximately 50 feet, descended rapidly and struck the ground. Just prior to the stall, the aircraft was seen by witnesses to be in a high nose attitude.
The airfield fire and rescue services arrived promptly. They were unable to remove the canopy from the outside and assisted the pilot to exit the aircraft through the damaged canopy".
The AAIB report confirms that G-BZYZ was "Damaged beyond economic repair"; as a result, the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 25 October 2002 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542304c0e5274a1317000cc7/dft_avsafety_pdf_507898.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BZYZ
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWR200B.htm
4. Robin R2120U at Cranfield 27/07/01: https://www.flickr.com/photos/egtc/4341100705
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2015 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jul-2016 14:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2016 15:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Jul-2016 15:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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