ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199950
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 2017 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American P-51D Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BIXL |
| MSN: | 122-38675 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Duxford Aerodrome, Duxford, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU) |
| Duxford Aerodrome (EGSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the Battle of Britain of Britain air show at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire two P-51 Mustang aircraft contacted each other during the display. Both aircraft landed safely, but G-BIXL, "Miss Helen" sustained damage to the left hand horizontal stabilizer.
A video from the mishap seems to show that the stabilizer was hit by the prop of the other Mustang.
UPDATE: The preliminary AAIB report was published on 12/7/2018, and the following is the summary fro that report...
"Two P-51 Mustangs were taking part in a display sequence at the Battle of Britain Air Show at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. The accident occurred as they were joining formation with a Boeing B 17G in preparation for the next part of the display. The pilots had briefed and agreed that the lead P-51 would join on the B-17’s right side and the other on its left side. However, during the display both pilots tried to join on the B-17’s right, resulting in the two P-51s colliding. They landed without further incident.
A number of human factors were contributory to the accident. Most significantly, although the P-51 pilots had performed a ‘walk through’ of their display, they did not include the part involving the B-17. The CAA has added some additional guidance to Edition 15 of CAP 403, Flying Displays and Special Events: Safety and Administrative Requirements and Guidance, with regards to performing walk throughs of displays prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b290212e5274a18e5ea85ea/North_American_P-51D_Mustang_G-SHWN_and__G-BIXL_07-18.pdf
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1574492
3. http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2017-09-25/airshow-drama-as-planes-collide-during-vintage-display/
4. http://aerodynamicmedia.com/two-p-51-mustangs-collide-during-duxford-performance-video/
5. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/two-planes-collide-mid-air-13666389
6. https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2017/09/26/mid-air-collision-for-p-51-miss-helen-and-the-shark-at-duxford/
Media:
Mid-air collision during flying display, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 23 Sep 17 https://t.co/Ha8WmjMere pic.twitter.com/7Q4jTW8s5d
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) July 12, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2017 19:25 | Darksidecat | Added |
| 25-Sep-2017 19:34 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2017 22:10 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2018 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2018 19:16 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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