ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245551
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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 2020 |
| Time: | 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Groppo Trail Mk2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RJIT |
| MSN: | LAA 372-15355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Sauer S 2400 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodlands Barton Farm Airfield (AG1565), NE Roche, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bodmin Airport (EGLA) |
| Woodlands Barton Farm Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Groppo Trail Mk 2, G-RJIT: Heavy landing short of the runway, Roche Airfield, Cornwall, 2 August 2020. The AAIB final report was published on 10 December 2020, and the following is an excerpt from it:
"The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of height from 30 ft agl during the approach to land at Roche Airfield. The aircraft landed heavily, short of the runway and rolled into a gate causing substantial damage. The left wing tip struck the gate, whilst the right wing was bent backwards by the impact with the gate-post and hedge. The landing gear, forward fuselage and wings absorbed most of the impact and sustained substantial damage. The pilot suffered a minor injury but was able to climb out of the aircraft unaided.
The pilot hadn’t flown for approximately nine months prior to the accident because of poor weather over the winter period followed by the restrictions for public health due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He considered his lack of currency was a factor.
Although he was familiar with tailwheel aircraft, he only had four hours on type and additional familiarisation flights may have helped him to react quicker to the aircraft’s sudden loss of height. The pilot had flown out of Roche Airfield for approximately two years but had only used Runway 29 a handful of times".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report G-RJIT was "Damaged beyond repair". As a result the registration G-RJIT was de-registered by the CAA as "permanently withdrawn from use" on 10 September 2020
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5fabc1f28fa8f56da022857b/Groppo_Trail_Mk_2_G-RJIT_12-20.pdf
2. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/out-practice-pilot-crashed-plane-4789491
3. https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/roche-woodland-barton-farm/
4. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-RJIT.html
6. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-rjit
Location
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Media:
He partly blamed the pandemichttps://t.co/xXxsjZmzVk
— Cornwall LIVE (@CornwallLive) December 11, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2020 18:53 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Dec-2020 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2020 14:24 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 13-Dec-2020 14:26 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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