ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174987
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 1997 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Naiad Air Services |
| Registration: | G-SION |
| MSN: | 38-81A0146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Enstone Airport, Enstone, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Enstone, Oxfordshire (EGTN) |
| Enstone, Oxfordshire (EGTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off 2 July 1997 when engine failed at 250 feet during climb out from Enstone, Oxfordshire whilst undergoing an air test. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was being flown on a C of A test flight following work which contained very little engine content and was primarily to comply with airframe Airworthiness Directives. A five minute performance climb from the airfield had been completed satisfactorily,and a descent was made during which the aircraft had been taken to Vne; stalls had been performed and maximum speed level flight was achieved.
A full stop landing was made followed by a take off during which the engine lost power at 250 feet above the upwind end of the runway with insufficient room to stop. The decision to land ahead on a freshly cut hay field was taken, however, the grass was wet and the aircraft failed to stop before it hit a fence".
The AAIB report notes that damage to the airframe included damage to the "Engine mount, nose wheel support and leading edge of left wing". It is probable that G-SION was not repaired after this accident, as the C of A expired 28 December 2000, and the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 9 September 2002.
There are credible reports - see Link #5 below - that G-SION has been parked out on the airfield at Enstone since its accident, getting more and more derelict and weather-beaten.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fe39e5274a131400092f/dft_avsafety_pdf_501913.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=SION
3. http://www.airframes.org/reg/gsion
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-SION.html
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1077983/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2015 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Mar-2015 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2016 16:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2016 16:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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