ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180372
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1995 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the G-AVJI Group |
| Registration: | G-AVJI |
| MSN: | 172-0442 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Croft Farm, Defford, near Worcester -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunkeswell. Honiton, Devon (EGTU) |
| Croft Farm, Defford, Hereford & Worcester | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 28/10/1995 when bounced on landing and overturned at a grass astrip at Croft Farm, Defford, near Worcester. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot and three passengers departed Dunkeswell Airfield for a short flight to land on grass Runway 27 (1,870 x 59 feet) at Croft Farm, Defford, near Worcester. The weather was fine with nil wind, good visibility, no significant cloud and a temperature of 5°C.
The first visual circuit, flown at a height of 1,000 feet, was followed by a fast and steep approach with the aircraft touching down some 300 feet beyond the runway threshold. The aircraft bounced on landing and the pilot executed a go-around. The second approach, flown from a circuit height of 800 feet, was reported by the pilot to be at a more normal angle but the aircraft's ground speed still appeared fast due, probably, to the still wind conditions.
The landing flare on this occasion was misjudged and the aircraft bounced twice. A go-around was attempted from the second bounce and, as full power was applied, the aircraft struck the ground once more breaking off the nose wheel. The remains of the nose landing gear strut then dug into the ground causing the aircraft to pitch inverted.
After the aircraft came to rest the pilot selected the master switch and fuel selector to OFF. He and his passengers then vacated the aircraft uninjured. The pilot reported that the cause of the accident was due to a poorly executed approach flown in an aircraft that, to the pilot, was heavier than normal.
Furthermore, the attempted go-around was commenced too late for the prevailing conditions."
Damage sustained to airframe: Substantial damage to left wing, propeller, nose landing gear, engine mounts and rear fuselage. It is not known if G-AVJI was ever repaired, but possibly not. However, the registration G-AVJI was only belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 10/4/2001 (some five and a half years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422eb22e5274a1317000051/Cessna_F172H_Skyhawk__G-AVJI_02-96.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/f172show.asp?start=401&count=50]
4. http://www.defford-croftfarm.co.uk/index.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2015 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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