ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1057
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 2006 |
| Time: | 13:32 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Taxi Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AKIF |
| MSN: | 6838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Duxford (QFO/EGSU) |
| Duxford (QFO/EGSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot checked forward on the control column to bring the main landing gear back onto the ground but was unable to control the nose-down pitching motion of the aircraft and the engine propellers struck the ground.
This accident occurred on the pilots fourth flight of the day, all on the same aircraft and using Runway 24, which has a grass surface and an LDA of 890 m. The surface wind was from 310º at 16 knots, giving a crosswind component of 14 kt, and had been of a similar velocity throughout the day. It was also gusty with the pilot experiencing windshear of up to 15 kt on the approach.
After a normal approach, the aircraft touched down on the right main wheel and then the left, but before the tail wheel made contact with the runway the aircraft lifted off again. The pilot believed that this happened due to either a gust of wind or a bump on the runway. He checked forward on the control column to bring the main wheels back into contact with the ground and then checked back again as the tail continued to rise.
However, he was unable to arrest the nose-down pitch in time to prevent the propellers striking the ground. The aircraft was brought to a halt on the runway and the passengers disembarked using the normal exit.
There was considerably more damage to the left side of the aircraft than the right giving rise to the possibility that the left wing may have stalled during the landing sequence, adding to the pilots control difficulties. In the prevailing gusty conditions, a shear of 15 kt on touchdown could lead to a wing stall, particularly on the downwind (left) wing. The pilot commented that landing on the longer, parallel asphalt/concrete runway might have been a preferable option. This would have offered a more predictable landing surface and additional time to consider and execute a go around if necessary.
Both propellers bent, left engine-mount distorted, left bracing struts to upper fuselage deformed, cowlings bent and landing gear fairing damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/october_2006/dh89a_dragon_rapide__g_akif.cfm\
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh89.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2008 07:58 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Aug-2008 19:42 | JINX | Updated |
| 28-Dec-2011 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2012 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2013 01:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2014 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Jun-2022 08:56 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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