ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205945
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 2017 |
| Time: | 13:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna F150L (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BABC |
| MSN: | F150-0831 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire |
| RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Nose leg detached during heavy landing, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, 14 November 2017. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The student pilot was being taught short field landing techniques, using flaps set to 30 degrees, but, during the first approach to grass Runway 26L, a high rate of descent developed shortly before touchdown, so the instructor took control and went around.
Following an in‑flight re‑brief, the student’s second approach was better until approximately 30 feet agl, when idle power was selected, with the result that the nose pitched down and the descent rate increased rapidly.
Although the instructor took over control and selected full power, he was unable to change the flap setting, or to prevent the nose wheel from striking the runway. The aircraft bounced to approximately 20 feet agl, but, because the propeller had been damaged, maximum thrust was not available. The instructor was therefore unable to prevent the aircraft descending, but he held the control column fully back, to prevent the aircraft diving towards the ground, and to try to cushion the subsequent touchdown.
The aircraft landed heavily on both main wheels, but the nose leg had already detached, and the aircraft pitched forward, and both the nose and the right wing tip contacted the ground. The tail rose until the fuselage was inclined almost vertically, for a few seconds, before the aircraft toppled back onto its main wheels. The occupants then switched off the fuel and electrics before opening their doors and vacating without difficulty"
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose leg detached and propeller, engine, forward lower fuselage and right wing damaged". It is worth noting that G-BABC was sold to a new owner on 7 December 2017, three weeks after the above accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a5f16ac40f0b65266e77b8d/Cessna_F150L_G-BABC_02-18.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BABC-2.pdf
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BABC
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000986715.html
5. http://www.flyingclublg.homecall.co.uk/G_BABC.html
Media:
Cessna F150L G-BABC at Duxford in 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2018 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Feb-2018 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2020 15:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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