ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187270
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| Date: | Monday 7 June 1993 |
| Time: | 18:01 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Jet West Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BMGH |
| MSN: | 31-7512045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gayton, 4 nm S of Kings Lynn, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) |
| Norwich Airport (NWI/EGSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Force landed at Gayton, at approximate co ordinates 52'42" North, 00;28" East).
The accident occurred during a scheduled passenger flight from Birmingham to Norwich, with a pilot and seven passengers aboard, when a propeller blade detached from the right engine propeller assembly, and passed through the aircraft's nose baggage bay, before damaging the left engine propeller, and stopping the left hand engine
As a result of the ensuing severe out-of-balance forces on the right engine, the right engine separated from the airframe almost immediately. The aircraft rolled to the right, and entered a tight spiral dive, spinning towards the ground.
However, the pilot managed to regain control of the aircraft, and carried out a successful forced landing. Both the pilot and his seven passengers were uninjured, apart from one passenger, who later complained of neck pains.
The RH propeller hub had failed as a grease hole that had not been masked during shot-peening, leading to a blade loss. This resulted to the RH engine tearing off and debris damaging the LH propeller.
AAIB made 4 recommendations.
The aircraft was repaired/rebuilt, and added to the US registry as N189SA on 17-11-2000
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/6-1994-piper-pa-31-325-c-r-navajo-g-bmgh-7-june-1993
https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BMGH
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1555184
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BMGH.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2016 22:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 13-May-2016 22:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 10-Oct-2017 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 15:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 15:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2019 06:07 | PSc | Updated [Damage] |
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