ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346579
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Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2023 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Pietenpol Air Camper |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | G-BRXY |
MSN: | PFA 047-11416 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester, Hampshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Basingstoke-Popham Airport (EGHP) |
Narrative:Pietenpol Air Camper G-BRXY: Substantially damaged 19-7-2023 in a landing accident at Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester, Hampshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only report, published on 12-10-2023, and the following is the summary from the report:
"The aircraft bounced on landing and the landing gear collapsed on subsequent touchdown. The pilot reported that the approach was made 5 kt above the normal speed because the wind was gusting and changing direction, and that having flared high the aircraft descended suddenly".
Popham Airfield (ICAO: EGHP) is an unlicensed airfield located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) south west of Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK. It lies alongside the A303 road. The airfield has two grass runways, designated 08/26 and 03/21.
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only report, published on 12-10-2023:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2023 2.
https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/g-brxy 3.
https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-BRXY/967694 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popham_Airfield Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Oct-2023 07:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
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