ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76506
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 2010 |
| Time: | 09:22 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 160 |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N7976Y |
| MSN: | 30-1075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newtown Park Estate airstrip, Lymington, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jersey Airport, Jersey, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ) |
| Southampton Airport, Eastleigh, Hampshire (SOU/EGHI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft reported to an Air Traffic Control unit that it was having landing gear problems, then made approach and landing at Lymington. After touchdown, left undercarriage main gear leg collapsed and left wingtip came into contact with the grass runway surface. Per the official summary of the AAIB report into the incident:
"The aircraft was being flown from Jersey to Southampton at an altitude of 3,500 feet in Visual Meteorological Conditions when the pilot noted a marked drop in performance of the left engine. Despite checking engine control positions and selecting an alternative fuel tank, he could not restore power. He decided to keep the engine running as it appeared to producing some power and the oil pressure was normal.
A PAN was declared to Solent Radar who gave permission for a straight-in approach to Southampton Airport. As the flight continued the pilot found it increasingly difficult to maintain height and he decided to land at an airstrip near Lymington as he thought he would be unable to reach Southampton. To avoid creating extra drag, he did not extend the landing gear or flaps until on final approach.
The landing gear had not locked down by the time the aircraft landed and it collapsed on touchdown causing the aircraft to stop quickly. The pilot and passenger were able to vacate the aircraft unaided and once clear they advised Solent Radar of the outcome via the emergency services."
Aircraft presumably damaged beyond repair and written off, as registration N7976Y was cancelled by the FAA on May 18, 2011
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc89e5274a13170008eb/Piper_PA-30__N7976Y_10-10.pdf
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7976Y
3. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8227490.Aircraft_in_emeregency_landing/?ref=mr
4. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/8227344.Lucky_escape_for_pair_in_crash_landing_at_Lymington/
5. Piper PA30 Twin Comanche stored disassembled at Henstridge 3-7-2014: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden1967/14789305496
6. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7976Y
Images:
Photo: Steve Smith at Brighton beach 25/07/2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2010 16:17 | wikked07 | Added |
| 16-Sep-2012 14:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2012 13:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-May-2013 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2016 18:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2021 10:34 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
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