ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191195
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 24 May 2009 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Stephen Waite |
| Registration: | G-BMSU |
| MSN: | 152-79421 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandtoft Airfield, near Belton, North Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, Lincolnshire (EGCF) |
| Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, Lincolnshire (EGCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed 25-05-2009 at Sandtoft Airfield, near Belton, North Lincolnshire: the aircraft was low and slow on the final approach. The subsequent landing was heavy and the aircraft bounced onto its nose wheel. The nose landing gear detached, the propeller struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest on its nose. The student pilot - flying solo - was uninjured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The student pilot had completed four satisfactory circuits with his instructor, in good weather conditions, so the instructor authorised him to carry out his second solo flight. The first solo circuit was uneventful but on the second circuit the approach was low and slow.
The student pilot recognised this late on in the final approach and increased power, to maintain height, but the aircraft landed heavily and bounced. The subsequent landing was on the nose landing gear, which detached allowing the aircraft’s propeller to make contact with the runway. The aircraft came to a halt resting on its nose and the pilot vacated it uninjured. There was no fire.
The student pilot considered that the accident was caused by his approach being too low and too slow. "
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose landing gear, propeller, engine and bulkhead damaged". As a result, the airframe was presumably deemed as "damaged beyond repair", as the registration G-BMSU was cancelled by the CAA on 27-01-2010 as "Destroyed"
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f433e5274a13170004f3/Cessna_152__G-BMSU_11-09.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. Wings of G-BMSU on a trailer at Dunkeswell 08-08-2015: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dakota_mad/20563461112/in/photolist-EWyQcF-8ZPdw7-xk87yY-8ZP7Xd-bDxsX4-8ZL2H4
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6550377
5. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BMSU/803975
6. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000194805L.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2016 18:04 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Nov-2016 18:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Nov-2016 21:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation