ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241320
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1991 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: | Percival P.6 Mew Gull |
| Owner/operator: | Private (G-INFO) |
| Registration: | G-AEXF |
| MSN: | E.22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Old Warden Airfield (EGTH), Bedfordshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Old Warden Airfield (EGTH), Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. |
| Old Warden Airfield (EGTH), Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a test flight for the renewal of its 'Permit to Fly' the aircraft suffered an engine malfunction, forcing the pilot to carry out an emergency landing in a field of corn near the airfield. Following a smooth touchdown the undercarriage became clogged with corn and collapsed, tearing off both wings, with the fuselage sliding to a halt on its port side. The pilot was unable to escape the aircraft and was released by rescuers within 4 minutes. There was no fire even though the cockpit was full of petrol fumes. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and a wrenched back.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports - AAIB Bulletin No: 10/91 Ref: EW/G91/07/26
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 September 1937 | G-AEXF | Private (G-INFO) | 0 | Meir Airfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK | |
non |
| 6 August 1965 | G-AEXF | North Air Taxis (G-INFO) | 0 | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England | |
unk |
| 8 May 1983 | G-AEXF | Private (G-INFO) | 0 | Redhill Airfield (EGKR), Redhill, Surrey, UK. | |
sub |
| 6 May 1985 | G-AEXF | Private (G-INFO) | 0 | Redhill Airfield (EGKR), Redhill, Surrey, | |
sub |
Images:
Kidlington (Oxford) Airport, (EGTK), Oxfordshire. UK. 21st July 1958
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2020 06:55 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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