ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196144
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 June 2017 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Brimpton Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-BMVM |
| MSN: | 38-79A0025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brimpton Airfield, Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brimpton Airfield, Aldermaston, Berkshire (EGLP) |
| Thruxton Airfield, Andover, Hampshire (EGHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aeroplane suffered a runway excursion at Brimpton (Wasing Lower Farm) Airfield, Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, Berkshire. The pilot was not injured, and was reportedly already out of the aircraft when the Berkshire Fire & Rescue services arrived from Tadley Fire Station.
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 12 October 2017, and the following is an excerpt from that report (see link #1) for the full report...
"The pilot intended to fly from Brimpton Airfield to Thruxton Airfield. He stated that the weather for the departure from Brimpton was forecast to be good, however prior to departing he observed that the wind was gusting at approximately 8 to 10 knots with an estimated mean direction of 180 degrees, and varying by approximately 30 degrees in each direction.
He considered that this favoured a departure from Runway 25 and he described the grass runway surface as being dry and well cut. However, the grass on the 50 m runway starter extension had not been cut and as the extension has a significant up slope, he elected not to use it, instead commencing the takeoff from the Runway 25 threshold.
The pilot reported that the initial takeoff roll on Runway 25 appeared normal, but as the takeoff progressed, the aircraft did not achieve the expected acceleration. He commented that there is a hump at the mid-point of the runway, by which point he normally expects the aircraft’s speed to be 50 knots. On this occasion, the pilot observed the speed to be 45 knots, but he fully expected the aircraft to achieve the 55 to 60 knots required for takeoff before reaching the end of the runway.
However, there was no further acceleration and the aircraft overran the runway, coming to rest nose-down in a crop field approximately 10 to 15 metres beyond the runway end. The pilot was uninjured and exited the aircraft without assistance. He attributed his lack of injury to the fact that he had been wearing a full harness"
Nature of damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Propeller, engine, fuselage, nosewheel, [and] wings" were damaged. The damage was presumably later re-assessed as being "beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BMVM was cancelled on 18 August 2017 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59c3962ded915d408f04176f/Piper_PA-38-112_Tomahawk_G-BMVM_10-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BMVM
3. https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/home/21616/plane-crashes-into-field-at-brimpton-airfield.html
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40278425
5. http://www.airliners.net/photo/British-Airways/Piper-PA-38-112-Tomahawk/1729886
Media:
#Bellsdown 11:28 - Assist @RBFRSofficial - Aircraft full emergency, Brimpton airfield. Pilot out on arrival & ok. #oneteam #noborders pic.twitter.com/kDcJOBO76s
— Tadley Fire Station (@Tadley12) June 14, 2017
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2017 19:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jun-2017 19:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2017 23:42 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2017 01:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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