ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184517
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1990 |
| Time: | 14:11 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Northfield Garage Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BDCK |
| MSN: | AA5-0772 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Macmerry Airfield, near Tranet, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brunton, Northumberland |
| Edinburgh Airport (EDI/EGPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 03-07-1990 when force landed at Old Macmerry Airfield, near Tranet, East Lothian, Scotland due to engine failure. Aircraft ran into a drainage ditch on landing, which removed the nose landing gear leg.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report: "extensive damage to propeller, nose landing gear, and engine cowlings". As a result, the registration G-BDCK was cancelled by the CAA - but not until 31/12/1996, some five and a half years later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5423014d40f0b613420009fb/Grumman_AA-5__G-BDCK_01-91.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BDCK
3. https://canmore.org.uk/site/90069/macmerry-airfield
4. http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/RAFMacmerry?from=Secrets.HMSNighthawkII
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2016 20:17 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 17-Feb-2016 17:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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