ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192789
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| Date: | Friday 22 July 2016 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601UL Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CBUR |
| MSN: | PFA 162A-13891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Headon Airfield, Clover Close Lane, near Retford, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Headon, near Retford, Nottinghamshire |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft departed controlled flight shortly after liftoff from Headon Airfield, Clover Close Lane, Gamston, near Retford, Nottinghamshire. The Amateur built airplane sustained substantial damage upon impact with the terrain, and the two occupants on board were not injured. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"Runway 14 was used for takeoff as the pilot believed this offered sufficient down slope to compensate for a possible 3 knot tailwind. The temperature was 26 degrees C, and the aircraft was close to maximum weight, but the pilot knew the airstrip well, and did not calculate the required takeoff run. He anticipated being airborne before reaching a prominent dip in the grass surface, approximately two-thirds of the way along the 600 metre strip.
The takeoff roll was longer than expected and, although the pilot rotated just before the ‘dip’, he believed, in retrospect, that he probably rotated at a slightly lower airspeed than normal. At this stage the controls felt “heavy” and, when only a few feet above the ground, the left wing dropped. The pilot was unable to regain control and the aircraft veered into a hedge and span around its left wingtip.
Although the aircraft was severely damaged, the canopy opened normally and the two occupants vacated without assistance. They had been wearing lap and diagonal harnesses and were uninjured."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-CBUR was cancelled by the CAA on 16/11/2016 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/58496b75ed915d0b1200006f/Zenair_CH_601UL_Zodiac_G-CBUR_01-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CBUR
3. https://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/two-escaped-unhurt-in-bassetlaw-plane-crash-1-8330423
4. http://www.999tom.com/documents/pilotdocs/Headon.pdf
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000806783.html
6. Interview with pilot about crash: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/the-wing-ripped-fuselage-buckled-12550647
7. Photo of wreckage; http://i4.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article12552267.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Pilot-Robin-Duckett-60-of-Gateshead-who-was-flying-his-plane-with-son-Alex-when-it-crashed.jpg
Media:
'The wing was ripped off and the fuselage had buckled' - Gateshead pilot escapes horror crashhttps://t.co/YYt6IAoMlG
— The Chronicle (@ChronicleLive) February 4, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2017 01:35 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jan-2017 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2017 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 05-Feb-2017 13:24 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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