ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179570
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| Date: | Saturday 9 June 2012 |
| Time: | 15:57 |
| Type: |  Jodel D.112 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BHHX |
| MSN: | 223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watchford Farm, Tiphayes, near Honiton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watchford Farm, Tiphayes, near Honiton, Devon |
| Watchford Farm, Tiphayes, near Honiton, Devon | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9/6/2012 when crashed during the initial climb-out from Watchford Farm, Tiphayes, near Honiton, Devon. Of the two persons on board, the pilot sustained minor injuries, and the passenger was uninjured. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"After line-up, full power was applied and the aircraft took off but, as it started to climb, the engine started to lose power. The pilot checked the fuel and magneto switches, exercised the throttle and selected carburettor heat but could not get the engine to run normally.
The pilot estimates he was at about 100 feet, so he selected the only field available and pushed the nose down to head for it. The next thing he remembered was hanging upside down in his harness. He managed to release the harness, called for his passenger to do the same and both occupants crawled out 'through a hole in the fuselage'.
Photographs of the aircraft taken post-crash show that the entire nose, including the engine and instrument panel, had broken off. The pilot suffered a cut to his head but the passenger appeared uninjured. The owner of the field arrived after a few minutes, followed by the emergency services, including the Devon Air Ambulance which airlifted both men to hospital.
The pilot had no precise recollection of the sequence of events between heading towards the field and finding himself upside down in what remained of the cockpit, although he suspects that the aircraft stalled and dropped a wing which is borne out by study of photographs of the ground marks and the wreckage. The reason for the engine losing power is also not known, although there were no obvious anomalies visible externally"
The AAIB report confirms that the airframe was "damaged beyond economic repair", and, as a result, the registration G-BHHX was cancelled by the CAA on 25/7/2012 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230058ed915d1371000a95/Jodel_D112_G-BHHX_10-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://ukga.com/airfield/dunkeswell/23197
4. https://www.airplane-pictures.net/image15092.html
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.jodelgallery.org.uk/gbhhx.htm]
6. http://historique.wassmer.free.fr/rev_1_en_cours/registre_jodel_d112.pdf
7. http://www.jodel-fr.com/index.php?topic=2104.0
8. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWJ11A.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2015 13:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Dec-2016 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2016 17:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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