ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349830
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| Date: | Sunday 16 April 2023 |
| Time: | 12:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Falcon Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-RAAM |
| MSN: | 28-8016276 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Yateley Common, near Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK) |
| Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-28-161 G-RAAM clipped a tree on landing at Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, Hampshire.
The pilot, a qualified flying instructor, was on final approach to Blackbushe Airport Runway 25, when he became aware he might have clipped an obstacle and elected to go-around. The go-around and subsequent landing were successful. After landing it was discovered that there was a twig attached to the left landing gear wheel.
The weather at the time was clear with good visibility, wind from 290° at 7 knots and the pilot described as “gusty”.
The Runway 25 approach path is over Yateley Common, which is described by the Hampshire Countryside Service as an ‘extensive heathland complex with areas of open heather, gorse, birch and oak woodland’. Hampshire County Council (HCC) started the planned works in autumn 2023 to remove the obstacles. The airport has published information to pilots to increase awareness and to exercise caution until the work has been carried out"
The airframe seems to have sustained no damage. G-RAAM was built in 1980, and was first registered in the USA as N8163R. It was first UK registered as G-BRSE on 5.10.1989. After five UK owners as G-BRSE, it was re-registered as G-RAAM on 13.8.2013.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Reported dated 11.1.2024: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/659d2f0baa18b10013a199b2/Piper_PA-28-161_G-RAAM_01-24.pdf
2. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-RAAM/927500
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbushe_Airport
Location
Media:
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II G-RAAM at Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, Hampshire (BBS/EGLK) on 27.8.2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2024 09:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jan-2024 09:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
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