ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188910
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 2003 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of the WLS Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-AVLD |
| MSN: | 28-23193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clacton Airfield, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Goodwood Aerodrome, Chichester, West Sussex (EGHR) |
| Clacton Airfield, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (EGSQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 07-08-2003 when "bounced" on landing at Clacton Airfield, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. No injuries reported to the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Towards the end of a flight from Chichester (Goodwood) Airfield, the pilot contacted 'Clacton Radio' for a briefing prior to joining the circuit. He was advised to land on Runway 18 and to land before the public footpath, which crossed the runway; if he was unable to land by then, he was to go-around.
The weather was good with a visibility of 20 km and a light southerly surface wind. Runway 18 at Clacton Airfield has a grass surface and a landing distance of 502 metres. The public footpath crosses the runway just less than half way along.
After a somewhat steep approach, the aircraft touched down close to the footpath and bounced a number of times. On the final landing, the nose gear detached and the aircraft came to rest. After making the aircraft safe, the pilot and his passenger vacated the aircraft".
Nature of damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose gear detached, propeller damaged and engine shock loaded". The damage was presumably enough to render the airframe as "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-AVLD was cancelled by the CAA on 08-12-2003
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f80de5274a13170006e9/dft_avsafety_pdf_024551.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AVLD
3. G-AVLD Piper PA-28 140 Cherokee at Kemble 12-07-2003: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77305678@N05/25962192022/in/photolist-oDdZVh-pgTRje-oCZqbD-pwngEs-ePugUG-f56FjE-7BBnRy-8zd6RT-auaFf9-Fyc2bo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2016 13:08 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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