ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186201
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| Date: | Sunday 7 April 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AVVI |
| MSN: | 30-1613 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk (EGSA) |
| Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk (EGSA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 7-4-1991 in a take off accident at Shipdham Aerodrome, near Dereham, Norfolk, due to premature retraction of the landing gear. According to the following summary of the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The purpose of the flight was mutual continuation training of the two qualified pilots. The pilot in the right-hand seat was in charge of the landing, and, following a mutual agreement to make the landing a 'touch and go', power was applied immediately on touch down, and the aircraft accelerated. As the airspeed increased to about 80 knots, the nominated aircraft commander in the left hand seat, believing the aircraft to be airborne, and without reference to the other pilot, selected the 'GEAR UP' lever.
The aircraft then retracted the landing gear, settled down onto its propellers, and, following a skid along the runway centre line, veered to the right when it came to a halt at the edge of the runway. Once stopped, both pilot vacared the aircraft without any further incident".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "damage to the propellers and fuselage underside. It is not known it this was severe enough to write off the aircraft as "beyond economic repair", or if the Piper was repaired and flew again. What is certain is that the registration G-AVVI was eventually cancelled on 29-09-1997 (over six years later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422f66fed915d13710005ff/Piper_PA-30__G-AVVI_06-91.pdf
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AVVI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2016 14:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Apr-2016 14:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 07-Apr-2016 14:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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