ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187241
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| Date: | Friday 13 May 2016 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Century Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AMCK |
| MSN: | 84641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lower Bulstone Farm, Weston, Branscombe, near Sidmouth, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Branscombe Airfield, Branscombe, Devon |
| Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon (EGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane force landed shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons.The sole occupant, a male pilot, is being treated for leg and back injuries. A witness said the vintage plane "suddenly fell out of the sky" and landed with a "thud". Emergency services and a Devon and Cornwall Police helicopter went to the scene, where the privately owned aircraft came down. A police cordon is in place and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been informed. According to the AAIB the same plane was involved in a crash in 2001.Witness Karen Fursey said: "I saw the plane flying lower and lower and then it smashed into the ground. I saw the pilot had got out of the plane - he sat down, got up and sat down again."
According to the following press release from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue:
"Date: 13/05/2016
Time: 11:03
Location: Field near Lower Bulstone Farm near Branscombe
Area: Central
County: Devon
Two fire appliances from Sidmouth and the Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Middlemoor attended the area above after reports from ambulance that a light aircraft had come down in the field. On arrival crews confirmed one single occupancy light aircraft in field and the casualty was free and clear from the aircraft. An additional appliance from Exmouth was requested to attend with foam. Police and Ambulance were also in attendance. The foam was used to make a blanket around the outside of the aircraft as a precaution before crews left the incident."
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 13-10-2016. According to the summary of this report:
"The aircraft had taken off from Branscome Airfield for a short (5-10 minute) flight to Dunkeswell. After pre-flight checks and engine warm-up, the pilot took off on Runway 10. He set course for Dunkeswell, at a height of approximately 1,300 feet (it was his custom to transit below 1,500 feet to assist Exeter Airport ATC).
After about 2 minutes, the engine experienced a loss of power which the pilot was unable to resolve and he selected a suitable field for a forced landing. Just before touchdown in the field, he had to avoid a high ‘Devon hedgebank’ and this resulted in a left-wing-low attitude which led to the aircraft ground looping. The aircraft was badly damaged and the pilot at first believed he had sustained only minor injuries, including being badly winded, but a hospital check showed he had at least one cracked vertebra. This required some surgery, but he reports that he has made a full recovery.
Although the pilot believes that an issue with carburation would be consistent with the power loss he experienced, he cannot be certain and reports that the engine components were too badly damaged to be tested."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damaged beyond economic repair". Despite this, the wreckage of G-AMCK was sold on to a new owner in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on 14-09-2016, presumably for eventual rebuild.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-de-havilland-dh82a-tiger-moth-g-amck
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AMCK
3. http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/aircraft-crashes-near-sidmouth-1-4534442
4. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Pilot-injured-vintage-Gypsy-Moth-biplane-crashes/story-29269074-detail/story.html
5. https://www.aeroinside.com/airport/gb-0062/branscombe-branscombe-airfield
6. http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=37081&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36286504
8. 2001 Crash of same aircraft: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/542301fbed915d1371000b7b/dft_avsafety_pdf_501837.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 2001 | G-AMCK | Avia Special Ltd. | 0 | Runway 10, Leicester Airport, Stoughton, Leicestershire | |
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Images:
Manchester- Barton Airfield (EGCB) Lancashire, UK - 21st March 2012
Media:
DH Tiger Moth G-AMCK at Barton, Salford, Manchester (EGCB) 18.6.2011:#firecrews attend #lightaircraft incident near #branscombe https://t.co/QmbSrFXiza via @sharethis
— Devon&Somerset Fire (@DSFireUpdates) 13 May 2016
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2016 14:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-May-2016 16:12 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2016 18:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2016 18:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2016 15:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jul-2016 09:23 | av101 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 13-Oct-2016 16:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-Oct-2016 17:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 17:47 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-Jan-2022 20:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code] |
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