ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235867
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| Date: | Sunday 17 July 2011 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BYTI |
| MSN: | 24-3489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | A field adjacent to the runway of Gamston Airfield, Nottinghamshire, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sherburn in Elmet Airfield (EGCJ), Yorkshire, UK |
| Gamston (Retford) Airport (EGNE), Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Following take off from Sherburn in Elmet Airfield, the aircrafts undercarriage failed to retract fully, the pilot was unable to lower it by normal or emergency procedures, so a wheels up landing adjacent to the runway at Gamston Airport, the aircrafts home Airfield, was carried out, causing substantial damage to the fuselage, wings and propeller.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin No: 3/2012 Ref: EW/G2011/07/08
Images:
Gamston (Retford) Airport (EGNE), Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. - 5th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2020 14:28 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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