ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343451
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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Sherwood Ranger ST |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of YELP Group |
| Registration: | G-YELP |
| MSN: | LAA 237B-15135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Basingstoke-Popham Airport (EGHP) |
| Basingstoke-Popham Airport (EGHP) |
Sherwood Ranger ST G-YELP: Substantially damaged 14 May 2023 in a landing accident at Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester, Hampshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only Report dated 10 August 2023, and the following is the summary from that report:
"Shortly after touchdown the aircraft started to turn to the right. The right main gear subsequently collapsed and the aircraft came to rest with the right wingtip on the ground. The right gear leg had lost a bolt that holds the wheel assembly to the gear bracing struts".
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only Report dated 10 August 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-may-june-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-may-june-2023
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popham_Airfield
Location
Media:
G-YELP The Light Aircraft Company Sherwood Ranger ST at Popham 30/04/2022Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2023 06:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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