ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259774
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| Date: | Friday 1 March 2002 |
| Time: | 16:38 |
| Type: |  Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2B-20 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Cheshire Police |
| Registration: | G-CHEZ |
| MSN: | 2234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hawarden Airport, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Hawarden |
| Hawarden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft taking off to respond to an emergency call. One wing struck a stationary fire engine on edge of the taxiway, the BN-2 swung and hit an ambulance further along the taxiway, ripping off the roof and seriously damaging the wing. The damage to the fire engine was insignificant.
The aircraft required a new wing, fitted by Britten-Norman
Sources:
Police Aviation News 2002
Cheshire Police 2002
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/police-prang-own-aircraft-5310394
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/bn2b-20-islander-g-chez-1-march-2002
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2021 19:12 | BrynPAN | Added |
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