ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181733
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 2008 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna F152 Reims |
| Owner/operator: | Redhill Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BLZE |
| MSN: | 152-1579 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farway Common Airfield, Moorlands Farm, Hatway Hill, Sidmouth, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farway Common Airfield, Moorlands Farm, Hatway Hill, Sidmouth, Devon |
| Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex-PH-AYF (Netherlands registration)(17-04-1979 to 11-05-1979) then to UK as G-CSSC (16-05-1979 to 03-05-1985). Re-registered as G-BLZE on 03-05-1985. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-09-2008 when crashed on take off from Farway Common Airfield, Moorlands Farm, Hatway Hill, Sidbury, Sidmouth, Devon. According to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that he applied full power while holding the brakes for the takeoff from Runway 28. The flaps were set to the recommended 10 degrees. He said that the engine sounded normal and the aircraft accelerated to 45 Knots IAS (Indicated Air Speed) but then would not accelerate any further. He did not think he could achieve a safe departure so he aborted the takeoff. According to a witness the takeoff was aborted about 150 to 200 metres from the end of the runway.
The pilot reported that one brake did not appear to be working and he could not stop the aircraft from hitting the hedge at the end of the runway. The aircraft suffered damage to its nose and right wing. The right wing fuel tank started leaking but there was no fire".
Damage sustained to aircraft: Per the AAIB report "Damage to wings, engine and nose". Presumably these were sufficient to deem the airframe as "damaged beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BLZE was cancelled by the CAA on 01-06-2010 (just under two years later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB; https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f40240f0b61342000459/Reims_Cessna_F152__G-BLZE_07-09.pdf
2. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000565693.html
3. http://www.farwaycommon.com/
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/470831_
5. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17643.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2015 22:34 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 28-Oct-2016 21:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2020 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
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