ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174056
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| Date: | Monday 23 February 2015 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III |
| Owner/operator: | Coventry (Civil) Aviation Ltd (reg. owners) |
| Registration: | G-COVB |
| MSN: | 2842234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shotteswell (Church Farm) airfield, 3 miles NW of Banbury, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Coventry Airport (CVT/EGBE) |
| Shotteswell Church Farm airfield (X9CH), Banbury, Oxfordshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA-28 flipped over in a crash-landing at the Shotteswell Church Farm airfield. The pilot and passenger have been injured. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was flying a practice forced landing to a grass airstrip with the intention of performing a go-around. At about 500 ft, the aircraft encountered severe turbulence in a strong crosswind. The handling pilot was unable to arrest a rapid descent and the aircraft struck the ground adjacent to the airstrip.
The aircraft encountered adverse weather conditions while flying a practice forced landing profile. The conditions created a situation which was beyond the crew’s ability to deal with effectively, resulting in a loss of control at a critical stage of the flight".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-COVB was cancelled by the CAA on 03-09-2015 as "destroyed"
NOTE: Shotteswell Church Farm airfield is three miles north-west of Banbury (which is in Oxfordshire), but the postal address refers to Shotteswell village which is a civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, which is in Warwickshire. Hence the AAIB report states the accident location as "Shotteswell Airfield, Warwickshire" - although most, if not all, of the airfield is in Oxfordshire!
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499085/AAIB_Bulletin_2-2016.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=COVB
3. http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/breaking-plane-crash-near-shotteswell-closes-b4100-road-1-6595724
4. http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-02-23/two-injured-in-light-aircraft-crash-near-banbury/
5. https://wmas.nhs.uk/2015/02/23/light-aircraft-crash-2/
6. http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/rss/17342?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Media:
https://t.co/kuWPmYIhL0 pic.twitter.com/zSHsHtdzYq
— WMAS (@OFFICIALWMAS) February 23, 2015Update - light aircraft collision, Shotteswell, near Banbury: http://t.co/PJOpWrtMP4
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) February 23, 2015Lucky escape as plane crashes on runway http://t.co/IZ7MahQwTy #Warwickshire pic.twitter.com/WpHZXp7OYI
— Ben Eccleston (@BenCovTel) February 23, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2015 13:52 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 23-Feb-2015 13:55 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 23-Feb-2015 14:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 14:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code] |
| 23-Feb-2015 14:19 | ambleforth | Updated [Time, Registration, Embed code] |
| 23-Feb-2015 14:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 16:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 23-Feb-2015 18:49 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2016 16:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2016 16:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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