ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281222
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2022 |
| Time: | c. 15:20 |
| Type: |  Piper J-3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RCIE |
| MSN: | 7278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Dunkeswell Aerodrome (EGTU), Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunkeswell Aerodrome (EGTU), Devon, England |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper J3C-65 Cub sustained minor damage in a forced landing near Dunkeswell Aerodrome (EGTU), Devon, England. It appears that the aircraft went through the wooden fence at the eastern end of runway 04/22 and ended up on the road. No injuries reported, but the perimeter fence was damaged.
According to a posting on the "Flyer" forum (see link #4) who claims to have spoken to the owner of G-RCIE:
"It didn’t crash land. I got a picture of it landing and taxiing next to the fuel pumps then it shut down. It must of happened while taxiing after refuelling. Didn’t see it happen but heard the noise as it went into the fence. Lovely looking Cub, such a shame. Glad everyone was OK.
Hot start after refuelling. Throttle open, wound prop back but didn't close the throttle before swinging again. Good that Ray got out of the way and was physically unscathed but a lesson to us all, given those circumstances. We share his pain..."
The above implies that G-RCIE was hand-started by a manual prop-swing, with the throttle fully 'open', while not having the wheels chocked. The engine burst into life, the aircraft moved forward, un-piloted and "ran away" across the airfield at low speed, through the perimeter fence, ending up on the adjacent road.
Sources:
1. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-08-07/plane-crash-lands-in-devon-road-near-airfield
2. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/aircraft-crash-near-dunkeswell-airfield-7432799
3. https://honiton.nub.news/news/local-news/honiton-plane-crash-landed-in-road-near-dunkeswell-145148
4. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=121851
5. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/GRCIE/history/20220730/1400Z
6. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/14666_1629211300.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex G-CCOX, EI-CCH, N38801, NC38801 Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 January 1964 | N38801 | Non commercial | 0 | Albertville, Minnesota |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Aug-2022 00:59 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-Aug-2022 02:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2022 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Aug-2022 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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