ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174627
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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1999 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Robin HR.100/210 Safari |
| Owner/operator: | John Cameron Parker |
| Registration: | G-BGTP |
| MSN: | 188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Solley's Farm, Church Lane, near Deal, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blackbushe Hampshire (BBS/EGLK) |
| Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF/LFAC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex-F-BVCP (first registered as such 21-3-1974). Re-registered in the UK as G-BGTP 25-6-1979. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16-10-1999 when force-landed at Solley's Farm, Church Lane, near Deal, Kent, due to engine failure, caused by an oil leak. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft took off from Blackbushe for a flight to Calais. The passenger was an experienced PPL holder. During his pre-flight checks the pilot had added half a litre of engine oil to give a contents indication of 9 litres. Fuel on board was 43 Imperial Gallons.
The pilot carried out a FREDA check as he crossed the English coast at 3,500 feet altitude but at about 4 miles offshore the engine RPM suddenly increased to the maximum of 2,800. The pilot reduced RPM and noticed that the oil pressure had reduced to zero. He advised Manston ATC of the problem and indicated that he would try to reach them as the nearest airfield.
His GPS gave him a heading for Manston and a distance of 15 miles. He set up a glide with the engine producing 2,000 RPM. Abeam Deal the engine stopped and he declared a 'Mayday'. In selecting a field for a forced landing he rejected one because of the presence of cows, one because of the presence of cables and landed in a third.
The touchdown was hard, the wheels dug into the soft ground and after a short distance the noseleg collapsed. The pilot switched off the electrical equipment, opened the canopy and both occupants climbed out. The pilot believed that their full harnesses saved them from injuries more serious than the minor ones they received."
The AAIB report notes that the aircraft received "Considerable damage to fuselage, left wing and cowling; nose leg detached". As a result, the registration G-BGTP was cancelled by the CAA on 25 January 2000 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423026640f0b61346000c07/dft_avsafety_pdf_500210.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BGTP.pdf
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWR100.htm
4. G-BGTP at High Easter Farm Strip, Essex on 8/3/1981: https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000297677.html
5. http://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BGTP/804299
6. https://mycontrol.aero/public/aircrafts/GBGTP
7. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17975.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2015 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Feb-2016 11:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2016 21:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2016 21:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2020 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Accident report] |
| 06-Dec-2020 23:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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