ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184155
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1989 |
| Time: | 07:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | North East Bedding Centre |
| Registration: | G-OBED |
| MSN: | 34-7870345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wickenby Airfield, near Lincoln, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wickenby Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged in a heavy landing at Wickenby Airfield, Langworth, 8 nautical miles NE of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Following a normal approach in conditions of light wind, the aircraft dropped suddenly and landed heavily at Wickenby Aerodrome".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "damage to nose landing gear, nose wheel, port undercarriage and cockpit canopy". The aircraft never flew again in the UK as G-OBED; the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 13-06-1995 as "Transferred to another country or authority > TANZANIA" and "Addressee Status: Deceased"
Became 5H-JET, and crashed for the second time on 24-05-2000 at Mafia Airport, Mafia Island, Tanzania (MFS/HTMA).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422eb81ed915d137100007d/Piper_PA-34-200T-2__G-OBED_08-89.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OBED
3: Tanzanian AAIB report on 5H-JET: http://www.tcaa.go.tz/files/AIB%20BULLETIN%202-00%20%20PA34-200T%20%205H-JET.pdf
4. http://www.tcaa.go.tz/aircraft_license.php?aircraft=396&m=Safety%20Regulation
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 2000 | 5H-JET | Coastal Travels Ltd | 0 | Mafia Airport, Mafia Island |  |
w/o |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2016 16:57 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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