ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179642
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 September 2012 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 Musketeer II |
| Owner/operator: | Three Musketeers Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-ATBI |
| MSN: | M-696 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental Motors IO-346-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fishburn Airfield, Garmondsway, near Sedgefield, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fishburn Airfield, County Durham |
| Enstone, Oxfordshire (EGTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off 5/9/2012 when skidded and crashed whilst taxying at Fishburn Airfield, Garmondsway, Bishop Middleham, near Sedgefield, County Durham. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot was taxiing the aircraft toward the threshold of grass Runway 26, prior to an into-wind takeoff. The runway had several distinct gradients and the ground sloped downwards as the aircraft backtracked toward the start of the runway. The grass was wet and the surface wind was from 330 degrees at 12 knots.
The aircraft gained excess speed as it taxied downhill and, as the pilot attempted to turn the aircraft to line up on the runway, it skidded to the right and into a hedge, which arrested its motion. The pilot considered that excess taxi speed and his lack of appreciation of how much the braking effect was reduced on the wet grass had caused the accident.
He also observed that the grass surface may have been wetter towards the bottom of the slope, where the attempt to turn the aircraft was made".
Damage sustained to airframe: Damage to right wingtip and aileron, stabilator and fuselage. All of which were presumably enough to render the airframe as "damaged beyond economic repair", as the registration G-ATBI was cancelled by the CAA on 20/11/2012 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f3f0ed915d13740004a1/Beech_A23_Musketeer_II_G-ATBI_01-13.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.fishburnaeroclub.btik.com/FISHBURNAIRFIELD
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1028932
Media:
Beechcrsft A23 Musketeer II G-ATBI at Gloucester-Staverton,19/02/12:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2015 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jan-2017 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2017 18:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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