ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71923
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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 2005 |
| Time: | 11:12 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Truman Aviation Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-OATS |
| MSN: | 38-78A0007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sheffield (City) Airport, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (EGSY) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tollerton, Nottingham City Airport (EGBN) |
| Sheffield (City) Airport, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (EGSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27-10-2005 when crashed at Sheffield (City) Airport, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that he joined the circuit at Sheffield in a downwind position for Runway 10. The surface wind was southerly at eight to ten knot and there was some turbulence on the base leg and final approach. On his first approach the pilot overshot the centre line and initiated a go-around at 400 feet. On the subsequent circuit the turn onto final approach was again wide, but the pilot regained the extended centre line and then elected to use only the first stage of flap because of the turbulence.
The pilot recalled that as he commenced the flare the airspeed had increased to 85 to 90 knots (the normal approach speed for the aircraft is 70 knots with two stages of flap); he then held the aircraft off the runway, with the throttle closed, in order to lose speed prior to the touchdown. The aircraft landed hard on the main landing gear and bounced.
The pilot was unable to regain control and the aircraft bounced twice more, the nose landing gear collapsing on the third bounce. Both occupants vacated the aircraft without difficulty and there was no fire. The pilot reported that, with hindsight, he believed he should have used the second stage of flaps and that a go-around would have prevented the accident".
Damage sustained to aircraft: Per the AAIB report "Substantial; aircraft beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-OATS was cancelled by the CAA on 16-01-2006 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ea83ed915d137100000b/G-OATS_3-06.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OATS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2010 06:47 | andrewaircraft | Added |
| 24-May-2013 02:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Feb-2016 10:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 18-Feb-2016 10:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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