ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174502
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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1999 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200-2 Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BANK |
| MSN: | 34-7350081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blackbushe Airport, Blackwater, Yateley, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Blackbushe, Hampshire (EGLK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7 May 1999 when ran off the end of Runway 08 at Blackbushe Airport, Blackwater, Yateley, Hampshire. The subsequent AAIB report attributed the accident to "aquaplaning" due to the left main tyre having very little tread (and therefore grip) left:
"The aircraft was landing on asphalt Runway 08 (1,342 metres) in poor weather conditions. The Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officer (AFISO), on duty at the time, described the weather as light surface winds (less than 5 kt), visibility 3,000 metres in light rain and drizzle with broken cloud at an estimated height of 300 feet and overcast cloud at 500 feet.
The pilot reported that after a normal approach with full flap selected, the aircraft touched down a third along the runway. Braking was commenced with half the runway remaining. The brakes had no effect initially and only became effective when rapid intermittent braking action was applied.
By the time the pilot realised that the aircraft would not stop in the runway distance remaining there was insufficient distance left to attempt a go-around. As the aircraft overran the end of the runway, the pilot switched off the ignition and feathered the propellers. The aircraft however collided with a barbed wire fence and concrete post before the propellers had stopped rotating.
The pilot and passenger, who were both wearing lap and diagonal seat belts, vacated the aircraft without injury. The pilot assessed the accident as being caused by standing water on the runway leading to aquaplaning".
Although the AAIB report states that the damage sustained to the airframe was minor - "Minor to both propellers and engine cowling" - G-BANK was nonetheless deemed to be "beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-BANK was cancelled by the CAA just three months later, on 31 July 1999, as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/piper-pa-34-200-2-g-bank-7-may-1999
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1327616/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2015 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2015 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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