ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86696
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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1997 |
| Time: | c. 1600 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial War Museum, Duxford |
| Registration: | G-USTV |
| MSN: | 10639 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Duxford (EGSU) |
| Duxford (EGSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
G-USTV, better known by its wartime marking 'Black 6', was performing a solo display at Duxford Airfield.
During the flight white vapour was seen coming from the engine area and was this reported to the pilot by radio from the ground. The pilot decided to carry out an immediate precautionary landing on the airfield.
The approach was both high and fast and Black 6 touched down at speed about halfway down Runway 06. Realising that he could not stop the aircraft before reaching the end of the runway, the pilot lifted off and crossed the M11 highway which runs next to the airfield.
He then made a 3-point landing in an unprepared grass field and the Me. rolled onto a section that had been ploughed and turned over. The pilot was uninjured.
Registration G-USTV cancelled by the CAA as "permanently Withdrawn from use" on 24/09/1998. In view of the rarity and historical significance of this airframe, it was repaired and rebuilt to static display standards as part of the IWM Duxford Collection and statically displayed at Duxford and at the RAF Museum Hendon, London
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/messerschmitt-bf109g-2-g-ustv-12-october-1997
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2010 17:02 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-Dec-2010 17:06 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jan-2012 06:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2013 16:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2020 16:25 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Accident report, Photo] |
| 08-Oct-2020 17:22 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Accident report, Photo] |
| 10-Oct-2020 16:32 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2020 17:22 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Oct-2020 21:19 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 01-Sep-2023 21:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [[Photo]] |
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