ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179300
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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 2011 |
| Time: | 09:09 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III |
| Owner/operator: | Stonehurst Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-GFCD |
| MSN: | 34-8133073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-KB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kimberley, near Norwich, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private airstrip at Kimberley, near Norwich, Norfolk |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/10/2011 when crashed on take off from a Private airstrip at Kimberley, near Norwich, Norfolk. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following successful power checks, the pilot applied full power against the brakes before beginning the takeoff roll on the south-eastbound runway. The strip was approximately 755 metres long, of “relatively long” grass, which the pilot stated was damp from overnight dew.
Approximately half-way along the strip, the aircraft ran over a bump and became airborne, but with insufficient speed to climb away, and it touched down again. The pilot judged that takeoff would not be achieved within the distance remaining, but that there was sufficient runway ahead to stop safely, and he aborted the takeoff.
The aircraft decelerated, but ran into a hedge at the end of the strip at 15-20 knots. The forward door was jammed shut by branches during the impact, and the pilot exited by the rear door. There was no fire.
No technical defect was apparent that might have affected normal power being available. It was not possible to determine whether continuing the takeoff would have been successful, but the pilot commented that the consequences, had the aircraft not reached flying speed within the distance available, would have been more severe".
Damage sustained to G-GFCD: Right wing, propeller, nose and fuselage damaged. All of which were presumably enough to deem the airframe as "damaged beyond economical repair", as the registration G-GFCD was cancelled by the CAA on 15/10/2012 (exactly a year later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
By 2013, the remains were acquired by the Shannon Aviation Museum
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f5bde5274a1314000567/Piper_PA-34-220T_Seneca_III_G-GFCD_02-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/39860650@N02/8458038357
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2015 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Sep-2015 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 00:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 12:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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