ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32214
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| Date: | Saturday 2 February 2002 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna F172M Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Willowair Flying Club (1996) Ltd |
| Registration: | G-SEXI |
| MSN: | 172-63806 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nayland Airfield, Campions Hill, Nayland, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southend, Essex (SEB/EGMC) |
| Nayland Airfield, Essex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2 February 2002 when crashed at Nayland Airfield, Campions Hill, Nayland, Essex
According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot had planned a local flight from Southend airport. Prior to flight the fuel water drain check was satisfactory and the engine performance during the take off and climb was normal. Shortly after becoming established in the cruise the engine started to cough and vibrate. The pilot selected maximum carburettor heating, checked the magneto selections and flew towards Nayland, which was the nearest suitable airfield.
After approximately one minute the engine was still 'coughing' and misfiring so the pilot decided to complete a precautionary landing on Runway 32 at Nayland. This runway is a grass strip 600 metres long and 20 metres wide with a pronounced up slope. There was no significant weather and the surface wind was estimated to be 240°/20-25 knots.
For the landing the pilot selected 2 stages of flap and commenced the flare at approximately 70 knots. During the touch down however, the aircraft bounced, overran the landing strip and struck a hedge at the far end of the runway coming to rest inverted in a field beyond the hedge. Prior to vacating the aircraft, via the left door, the pilot selected the fuel, avionics and master switch to OFF.
The passengers vacated the aircraft via the right door that was initially difficult to open. The front seat passenger had been briefed to unlock his door prior to touchdown but had not done so. The pilot and passengers, who had all been wearing lap and diagonal seat belts, vacated the aircraft without injury".
Although the AAIB report confirms that the aircraft was "damaged beyond economic repair" on 2 February 2002, the CAA did not cancel the registration G-SEXI until 18 January 2010 (almost eight years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422efcee5274a131400029b/dft_avsafety_pdf_501521.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=SEXI
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1464396/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Sep-2011 03:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2015 14:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2016 21:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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