ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179556
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 2012 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Scheibe SF 25C Falke |
| Owner/operator: | Southdown Gliding Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BPZU |
| MSN: | 44471 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Limbach L 2000-EA1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Field near Droke Lane, East Dean, Chichester, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Parham Airfield, Pulborough, West Sussex |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off 29/5/2012 when crashed into a field near Droke Lane, East Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, during forced landing practice training. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"At approximately 50 feet agl, and with the aircraft satisfactorily positioned for a landing in the first part of the field, the instructor took control and applied power to go around. He pitched the nose up to maintain a speed of 50-55 knots, controlling the pitch attitude carefully to achieve this speed so as to avoid being led astray by illusory effects of the local horizon.
However, he observed that the aircraft’s climb performance was approximately equal to the upslope of the field. The student suggested a turn to the left towards lower ground, but the instructor was concerned that a turn at low speed might result in a spin, and elected to continue straight ahead towards the trees at the far end of the field.
Approaching the trees, the instructor realised that the aircraft would not clear them, and manoeuvred to fly between two tall trees. The aircraft clipped a tree and fell to the ground in an area of dense brambles and brush beyond the tree line. It was substantially damaged in the process.
Examination of the impact site suggested that the vegetation may have assisted in decelerating the aircraft gently".
The AAIB report confirms that the damage sustained to the airframe was "Extensive, aircraft beyond economic repair". As a result the registration G-BPZU was cancelled by the CAA on 8/8/2012 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423028fed915d1371000bc5/Scheibe_SF25C_Falke_G-BPZU_08-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BPZU
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000327158.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2015 16:29 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Sep-2015 11:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2016 16:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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