ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345537
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 2023 |
| Time: | 11:25 UTC |
| Type: | EAA Biplane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BPUA |
| MSN: | SAAC-02 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Great Oakley Airfield, Harwich, Essex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Great Oakley Airfield, Harwich, Essex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The EAA Biplane, G-BPUA, struck a crop after a bounced landing at Great Oakley Airfield, Harwich, Essex.
Following a stable approach, on flaring to land the aircraft bounced to a height of approximately 6 ft and the pilot decided to go around. He applied full power, but the aircraft was slow to accelerate. The aircraft bounced twice more, gradually climbing and veering to the right of the runway, before the main wheels struck a crop in a field adjacent to the runway. G-BPUA came to rest inverted and the pilot exited the aircraft unharmed.
The aircraft sustained structural damage to the landing gear, wings and fuselage tubes. The engine was shock loaded and the propeller shattered.
Ex-EI-BBF (Irish registry); re-registered in UK as G-BPUA 30-3-1989. The same aircraft had been previously involved in a crash at Orchard Farm, Lichfield, Staffordshire on 17-4-1993 (see separate entry)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1 AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65018b8157e8840013e12a1d/EAA_Biplane_G-BPUA_09-23.pdf
2. https://www.greatoakleyairfield.co.uk/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 1993 | G-BPUA | Private | 0 | Orchard Farm, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, | |
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EAA Sport Biplane G-BPUA at Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire 21 August 2013Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2023 12:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Sep-2023 12:04 | harro | Updated |
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