ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33698
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| Date: | Monday 28 May 2012 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna F177RG Cardinal RG (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Cardinal Sins Group |
| Registration: | G-BBHI |
| MSN: | 1770225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming Io-360-A1B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newtownards Airport, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Newtownards Airport (EGAD) |
| Newtownards Airport (EGAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28 May 2012 when belly landed at Newtownards Airport, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, due to the pilot under training (and his instructor) forgetting to lower the undercarriage on approach. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"As there was no other traffic, they joined the circuit on left base leg for Runway 22. Both the instructor and Pu/t (Pilot Under Training) stated that their attention was primarily focussed on the forthcoming crosswind landing, which appeared to be satisfactory, if a little low, up until the point of touchdown.
As they rounded out, a loud scraping noise was the first indication that the landing gear was not extended. The aircraft slid on its belly for about 150 metres before coming to a halt. There was no fire and both occupants exited the aircraft normally, the airfield fire service attending quickly.
Both pilots admitted that they had forgotten to extend the landing gear and believe that the major contributory factor was their concentration on handling the upcoming crosswind landing, particularly the fact that the approach was a little low. The instructor also said he may have been a little too relaxed due to his confidence in the abilities and experience of the Pilot Under Training.
A further factor was almost certainly the fact that G-BBHI was not fitted with an audio or visual configuration warning to warn that the undercarriage was not lowered - later serial numbers of this model have such a device".
The AAIB report confirms that the Cessna sustained "Damage to propeller tips, fuselage underside, radio navigational aid antenna and engine shock-loaded". All of which are presumed to render the aircraft as "damaged beyond repair", as the registration G-BHII was cancelled by the CAA on 3 January 2013 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fd17ed915d1371000919/Cessna_177RG_Cardinal_RG_G-BBHI_09-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BBHI
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000807196.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Sep-2011 09:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 15-Sep-2011 10:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2016 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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