ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235869
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 2017 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy (G-INFO) |
| Registration: | N7456P |
| MSN: | 24-2646 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gamston (Retford) Airport (EGNE), Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leeds Bradford International Airport (EGNM), Yeadon, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Gamston (Retford) Airport (EGNE), Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During an intended touch and go at Gamston Airfield, the aircraft encountered windshear just before touch down which causing the aircraft to land heavily on its nose undercarriage, which then collapsed, it skidded along on its nose until the main undercarriage also collapsed, before coming to a halt, causing substantial damaged to the underside of the aircraft, undercarriage, propellers and shock loading the engine.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin No: 10/2017 Ref: EW/G2017/07/18
Images:
Gamston (Retford) Airport (EGNE), Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. - 27th June 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2020 18:06 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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