ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220687
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| Date: | Monday 24 September 2018 |
| Time: | 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Aeromere F-8L Falco III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-PDGG |
| MSN: | 208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Falco F8L Series 3 (Modified), G-PDGG: Overran runway on landing, Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire, 24 September 2018. The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 10 January 2019, and the following is an extract from it:
"The pilot approached Runway 24 with full flap selected. During the landing roll, application of the brakes caused the aircraft to veer right and towards a hedge. The pilot had to release the brakes to correct the aircraft’s direction. The same thing happened when the brakes were reapplied. As a result, he was unable to stop the aircraft overrunning the runway.
The pilot was uninjured but unable to exit the aircraft unaided because the rearwards sliding canopy was jammed from the accident. The brakes on this aircraft were operated by a single, heel operated, pedal which applied both wheel brakes together. An engineer, experienced on type, found that only the right brake was operating normally. The left brake was not adjusted correctly and therefore did not apply any braking to its wheel.
The pilot commented that, in future, when he visits a new private airfield he will “carry out a missed approach and overfly at low level”, to assess its geography and layout before landing.
He also recommended that owners of similar aircraft, without a canopy jettison system, have a properly stowed escape assist device available to allow the canopy to be broken for emergency egress, should it become jammed."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "Propeller, crankshaft and nose landing gear broken, engine bearer bent and damage to rear fuselage".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c111625e5274a0bad85add2/Falco_F8L_Series_3__Modified__G-PDGG_01-19.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.justplanetrading.com/shop/planes-sold/falco-f8l-series-3-modified-g-pdgg/
4. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-falco-f8l-series-3-modified-g-pdgg-taking-off-from-breighton-airfield-37407927.html
Media:
Falco F.8L G-PDGG in a ditch at Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire 24 September 2018 (top right hand picture)
AAIB January bulletin published https://t.co/YUPGz5QZhK pic.twitter.com/pdIEUXKYyP
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) January 10, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2019 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Jan-2019 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2019 14:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report, ] |
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