ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184336
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 2005 |
| Time: | 19:42 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Slowbord Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BMXL |
| MSN: | 38-80A0018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farm strip near Chepstow, Monmouthshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Farm strip near Chepstow, Monmouthshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31-05-2005 when crashed on take of from a Farm Strip, near Chepstow, Monmouthshire. According to the following summary from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot and his passenger were conducting an aerial inspection of a private strip prior to its use by the passenger. No landing was planned. During the inspection the aircraft developed a rough running engine and a landing was made on the strip. The pilot reported that during the subsequent take-off he sensed a sink developing which he associated with the engine problems and so he aborted the take-off, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
The pilot was had no recorded training in short field operations and no performance calculations had been made. No reason for the engine problem was found, though conditions were conducive to carburettor icing. Evidence suggested that the aircraft may have become airborne from the rough strip at a low airspeed, and encountered a light tail wind during the climb out".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, airframe received "substantial" damage. Presumably, this was enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BMXL was cancelled by the CAA on 10-01-2006
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422febde5274a1314000967/G-BMXL_11-05.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BMXL
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/31514768@N05/15872848758
4. http://hawkseye.bravepages.com/uk/wap/g-bmxl.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2016 20:49 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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