ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32030
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2001 |
| Time: | 17:32 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Fairmont Investments Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ARAM |
| MSN: | 18-7312 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clacton Beach, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (EGSQ) |
| Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (EGSQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 4 July 2001, when force landed in shallow water just off the beach at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. According to the following extract from the official AAIB investigation into the accident:
"The pilot was conducting a tail wheel conversion flight at Clacton airfield utilising Runway 36. The approach to this runway is over the sea. During the approach to land, at approximately 350 feet, the engine failed. The pilot initiated a forced landing after checking the: mixture setting, fuel state, magnetos and carburettor heat.
The carburettor heat had been selected to 'HOT' during the base leg but had been re-selected to 'COLD' when below 500 feet. The aircraft landed successfully on a nearby beach but towards the end of the ground roll the aircraft ran into shallow water.
The sudden retardation caused the aircraft to nose over and it came to rest inverted. Both pilots suffered minor injuries but were able to vacate the aircraft without assistance. When engineering assistance arrived from Clacton airfield the aircraft had already been recovered to an erect position"
Damage sustained to G-ARAM: Substantial damage to aircraft and some components, both as a result of the impact and immersion in sea water. As a result, the registration G-ARAM was cancelled by the CAA on 8 January 2002 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
However, G-ARAM has lived on! The registration was restored on 17 September 2002 to a new owner; sold on again 18 April 2005, and the aircraft has been undergoing a protracted rebuild - most recently at Sywell, Northamptonshire - ever since
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ebd9ed915d13710000a5/dft_avsafety_pdf_502310.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=ARAM
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000796859.html
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dc-7c/6139393243
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Feb-2015 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2015 10:17 | TB | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Mar-2015 10:29 | TB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2016 20:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 17-Jul-2016 17:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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