ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 18669
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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 1987 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna FA152 Aerobat II (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Redhill Flying Club |
| Registration: | G-BGJA |
| MSN: | FA152-0353 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Redhill Airfield (EGKR), Redhill, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) |
| Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey (EGKR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 2 August 1987 the pilot of Cessna FA152 Aerobat II (Reims) G-BGJA realised that he was too high on his approach to land at Redhill Airfield. Thus he applied full flaps but still he touched down quite a long way up the runway. He then retracted the flaps and opened the throttle, intending to climb away, fly a circuit and make another approach. However he did not climb away effectively and there were reports of the engine running roughly. He realised that on his present trajectory he would not clear trees beyond the runway threshold.
Thus he abandoned his take-off and put the Cessna down in a field beyond the runway. However the trees were still ahead of him and he realised that the Cessna was unlikely to stop before them. Thus he aimed for a gap in the trees but, unfortunately, this was narrower than the wingspan of the Cessna. The consequence was whilst the fuselage and port wing passed through the gap, the starboard wing did not. It was torn away from the fuselage and left behind it. This impact then swung the Cessna through 180º, leaving the pilot looking back from whence he had come.
Fortunately the pilot and his passenger were wearing full harnesses and there was no fire. Thus they were able to release their harnesses and leave the Cessna uninjured. The Cessna was not so lucky. Presumably it was beyond economic repair as its registration was cancelled by the CAA on 9 August 1989 as permanently withdrawn from use
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Air Britain: British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919 to 1999 (published 1999)
2. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fc1d40f0b6134600091f/Reims_Cessna_FA152__G-BGJA__10-87.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BGJA.pdf
4. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17591.0
5. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BGJA/912026
6. G-BGJA at Manchester Barton (EGCB) 06/12/1980: https://www.flickr.com/photos/egcb_egcc/5727568180
7. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BGJA.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Aug-2010 15:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Sep-2011 10:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2012 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 22:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Jan-2020 17:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Nov-2020 18:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 24-Dec-2021 17:29 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
| 24-Dec-2021 17:37 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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