ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183833
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 2016 |
| Time: | 14:19 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Cambrian Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-BLWP |
| MSN: | 38-78A0367 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Swansea Airport, Fairwood Common, Swansea -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Swansea Airport, Fairwood Common (SWS/EGFH) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 20-01-2016 at 14:19 hours, Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk G-BLWP was a stationary aircraft, which was was T-boned by an errant Cirrus SR20 (G-GCDC,c/n 2008) at Swansea Airport (EGFH), Fairwood Common, Swansea. The unoccupied airplane sustained minor damage and there were no reported injuries related to this accident.
The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 08-09-2016 - see link #1 for the full report. Of relevance to Piper PA-38-112 G-BLWP was the note that the Tomahawk sustained damage to the right wing. Presumably, the damage was deemed "minor" and repairable", as the aircraft was filmed flying over Swansea Bay on 04-06-2016 (see link #5)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57ac622c40f0b608ab000084/Cirrus_SR20_G-GCDC_and_Piper_PA-38-112_G-BLWP_09-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BLWP
3. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Plane-loses-control-crashes-Swansea-Airport/story-28578443-detail/story.html#1
4. http://www.cambrianflyingschool.co.uk/meet-fleet/
5. https://youtu.be/G15DdctqTa4
6. Piper PA-38-112 G-BLWP taking off from Swansea Airport on 23-06-2016: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001202674.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2016 17:12 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Sep-2016 13:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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