ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137431
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 2011 |
| Time: | 12:19 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow B |
| Owner/operator: | Fersfield Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-AYAC |
| MSN: | 28R-35606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Old Buckenham Airfield (EGSV), Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Knettishall Airfield, Suffolk |
| Gloucestershire Airport - EGBJ | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he completed an external check of the aircraft while it was in its hangar at Knettishal Airfield, about 20 nautical miles south-west of Norwich. He then pulled the aircraft out of the hangar using a tow bar attached to the nose wheel. The pilot subsequently boarded the aircraft having inadvertently left the tow bar still attached. The takeoff run appeared normal until rotation, at which point the pilot heard a loud bang and felt a kick through the rudder pedals.
The pilot raised the landing gear and retracted the flaps but the landing gear UNSAFE warning light remained illuminated. The pilot discovered that the nose landing gear was inoperative and initiated a diversion to Old Buckenham Airfield, where a visual inspection confirmed that the nose landing gear was not visible. The aircraft landed on Runway 02 on its main landing gear with the nose leg not lowered, causing damage to the propeller and engine cowling. Emergency services were on hand and the pilot, who was uninjured, vacated the aircraft through the cockpit door. The tow bar was still attached to the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f5cae5274a13170005c5/Piper_PA-28R-200_Cherokee_Arrow__G-AYAC_09-11.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=AYAC
3. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/aircraft-in-difficulty-diverted-from-norwich-airport-1-961889
4. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/old-buckenham-crash-pilot-talks-of-his-dramatic-escape-1-962699
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000915713.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2011 02:38 | RobertMB | Added |
| 09-Sep-2011 05:51 | harro | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 16-Sep-2012 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2016 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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