ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80674
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 2010 |
| Time: | 14:33 UTC |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | J H Sandham Aviation t/a Border Air Services |
| Registration: | G-OPWK |
| MSN: | AA5A-0663 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Banton, 3 miles NW of Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cumbernauld Airfield, North Lanarkshire (EGPG) |
| Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire (EGPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10-11-2010 when force landed due to engine failure at Banton, 3 miles NW of Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanakshire, Scotland: no injuries were sustained to the two person on board (instructor and pilot under training). According to the following except from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The instructional flight was the first flight of the day; the instructor was the pilot in command. A quantity of water was found and drained from the fuel tanks during the pre-flight inspection, and a number of engine starts failed due to battery related problems. Later pre‑flight checks, including approximately eight minutes of engine running and monitoring, were satisfactory.
The aircraft departed from Runway 26 of Cumbernauld Airport at about 14:33 hours, and soon afterwards, at approximately 600 feet agl, the engine lost power. The pilot selected a field for a forced landing. The instructor
and student carried out emergency checks, and the student made a MAYDAY call. The fuel tank selection was changed, and the fuel pump was checked as being ON but, with the short time available, carburettor heat was not selected.
On landing, the aircraft clipped a dry stone wall hidden by long grass, damaging both the wall and the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop in the wet and boggy field after approximately 50 metres, and both occupants, who were wearing lap and diagonal harnesses, vacated the aircraft uninjured"
Damage sustained to aircraft: Per the AAIB report "Right wing leading edge damaged, right landing gear bent, nose wheel detached, minor damage to wall. Due to this G-OPWK was declared to be a write off for insurance purposes, and the registration was cancelled by the CAA as "Permanently withdrawn from use" on 10-06-2011.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ee6e40f0b61346000221/Grumman_AA-5A_Cheetah__G-OPWK_02-11.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OPWK
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20130703034205/http://local.stv.tv:80/glasgow/208174-plane-crash-light-aircraft-comes-down-near-kilsyth/
4. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=67017
5. Grumman Cheetah, G-OPWK, at Carlisle Airport, 30th August, 2008: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cessna152towser/2812108624
Media:
Grumman AA5A Cheetah G-OPWK landing at Carlisle 25-09-2009:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2010 05:44 | atceng | Added |
| 15-Sep-2012 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2012 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2012 13:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2016 07:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2016 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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