ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177926
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 2015 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-CENI |
| MSN: | PFA 324-1410 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peterborough (EGSP), Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Peterborough/Conington Airport (EGSF) |
| Peterborough/Sibson Airport (EGSP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had to force land at Peterborough Sibson after the undercarriage failed to extend. Aircraft sustained damage in the landing. Pilot was unhurt. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"While preparing for landing, the pilot was unable to extend the left landing gear. After a number of attempts to rectify the situation, the pilot made a successful ‘wheels-up’ landing. Investigation indicated that the difficulty in extending the gear had been due to a combination of a stuck micro switch and a slightly bent gear leg".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Propeller broken, engine shock-loaded, firewall distorted, damage to flaps and fuselage underside"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/56bc459ded915d10bd000016/Spitfire_Mk_26__80__scale_replica__G-CENI_02-16.pdf
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=CENI
4. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Supermarine-Aircraft-Spitfire/2240656/M
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2008 | G-CENI | Private | 0 | 1.5 miles west of Aboyne Airfield, Aberdeenshire | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2015 18:07 | HOG | Added |
| 18-Jul-2015 18:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Embed code] |
| 18-Jul-2015 18:28 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Jul-2015 11:44 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2016 17:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2017 08:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 11-Feb-2017 08:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Plane category] |
| 23-Aug-2023 07:08 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Embed code, Plane category]] |
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