ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212086
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
| Time: | 11:48 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
| Owner/operator: | Leicestershire Aero Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-USSY |
| MSN: | 28-8290011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skegness Water Leisure Park, near Skegness, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport, Leicester |
| Skegness Water Leisure Park, Skegness, Lincolnshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When overhead Skegness, the pilot could not see the ground markings for his chosen runway so elected to land on the shorter, east-facing runway. There appeared to be some confusion over the designations of the runways, and the pilot reported that the wind at his departure airfield had been westerly. Due to the first landing attempt being ‘long’, the aircraft went around but struck a hedge whilst doing so. The pilot reported some difficulty in controlling the aircraft but managed to re-position for a landing on the same runway. That landing culminated in the aircraft overrunning the end of the runway and striking the same hedge.
AAIB Conclusion:
The description of the runways and the circuit directions may have contributed to some confusion by the pilot over the runway designations. Since the accident Skegness Airfield stated that it intends to alter its website to emphasise the runway designations.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report G-USSY was written off (damaged "Beyond economic repair").
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c11170ce5274a0bd964df17/Piper_PA-28-181_Cherokee_Archer_II_G-USSY_01-19.pdf
2. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/live-updates-air-ambulance-called-1671778
3. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/skegness-leisure-park-plane-crash-1671994
4. https://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/plane-carrying-two-people-crashes-between-skegness-and-ingoldmells-1-8532481
5. https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campaigns/news/2018/light-aircraft-crash-skegness/
6. https://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/first-pictures-of-aircraft-that-crashed-near-skegness-1-8533334
7. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/pilot-set-quizzed-skegness-plane-1677396
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1971 | N8439R | 1 | Augusta, GA |  |
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Media:
UK - The air ambulance, police and fire services have been called after a light aircraft crashed near Skegness in the Skegness Water Leisure Park, police have revealed.https://t.co/CmYo6KADlO pic.twitter.com/gFNb8qKmWJ
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 juin 2018
G-LNAC @Helimed29 catch-up: 1220 Airborne from the River Welland for the RTB Landing 1238. Our to the Skegness area for 1316. Airborne from scene 1336 for the Hull Royal Infirmary Landing 1356. Airborne 1439 for the RTB Landing 1504. pic.twitter.com/YkUxixoovK
— Lincs999Air (@Lincs999Air) June 13, 2018
A light aircraft has crashed near Skegness - no one is believed to be seriously injured https://t.co/TIZnecYcgg
— Lincolnshire Police (@lincspolice) June 13, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2018 12:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jun-2018 19:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 21:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2018 11:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2018 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2018 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2019 20:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Jan-2019 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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