ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347759
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| Date: | Sunday 16 April 2023 |
| Time: | 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Robin R2160 Alpha Sport |
| Owner/operator: | Brix Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BLWY |
| MSN: | 176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Deenethorpe Airfield, 2 miles east of Corby, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Deenethorpe Airfield, Corby, Northamptonshire |
| Deenethorpe Airfield, Corby, Northamptonshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerobatic training flight, a transparent panel over the rear area of the cockpit detached and fell away. The Robin R2160, G-BLWY, landed without further incident. The panel detached due to its leading edge dis-bonding from its support frame, allowing the airflow to get under this edge and cause the panel to fail.
=History of the flight=
The aircraft was on an aerobatic training flight over open countryside. A clearing turn was carried out at 100 kt and about 60° angle of bank when the transparent panel over the rear right-side of the cockpit detached and fell away from the aircraft. The aircraft returned to the airfield without further incident. Both occupants were uninjured, but the aircraft sustained minor damage on the right wing, flap and rear fuselage.
=Damage to airframe=
Per the above AAIB report "Transparent panel over the rear area of the cockpit detached. Slight damage to the right flap and wing
G-BLWY is ex-F-GCUV (French Registration) built in 1980., It was first UK registered as G-BLWY on 15.4.1985. At the time of the above incident, the aircraft was with its 7th UK registered owner since.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6527e508aea2d00013219c60/Pierre_Robin_R2160_G-BLWY_11-23.pdf
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-blwy
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BLWY.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Deenethorpe#Postwar_use
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Media:
G-BLWY Avions Robin P2160: Pure aviation support @ Coventry 24.8.2019Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2023 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2023 17:41 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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