ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89965
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| Date: | Saturday 23 June 2001 |
| Time: | 09:14 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182S Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Heatherford Ltd |
| Registration: | G-WHDP |
| MSN: | 18280178 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | RAF St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elstree Hertfordshire (EGTR) |
| RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall (NQY/EGHQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 23-06-2001 when crashed on landing at RAF St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. The pilot was killed - he died in hospital of burns injuries nine days later - and the three passengers (reportedly the pilots wife and children) sustained serious injuries. According to the following excerpt from the AAIB report into the accident:
"The accident occurred when the pilot of a Cessna 182S lost control of his aircraft during the roll out phase of a landing on Runway 31 at RAF St Mawgan. The aircraft, which had touched down to the left of the runway centre line and maintained a higher than normal speed, veered to the right and then as power was applied ground looped to the left and departed the runway. It became airborne for a short distance before impacting with the ground and catching fire.
After the runway excursion the aircraft was possibly affected by the rotor down-wash from a Sea King helicopter positioned near the runway and air taxiing to take off. The passengers, one of whom was knocked unconscious in the impact, escaped with non-life threatening injuries. The pilot, who also escaped from the aircraft, was severely burned and died of his injuries nine days later.
There was a court case as a result of this accident. Although the Coroner ruled that the pilots death was "accidental", (see link #3), the family of the deceased pilot sued the Ministry of Defence for negligence, and were awarded £5,000.000 (five million pounds sterling) in compensation (see links #4 and #5)
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Aircraft destroyed". As a result, the registration G-WHDP was cancelled by the CAA on 31-12-2001 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eb6ae5274a1314000089/dft_avsafety_pdf_501305.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=WHDP
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/4736940.stm
4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1503388/MoD-pays-5m-to-family-of-banker-over-fatal-air-crash.html
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/4449882.stm
6. NTSB Identification: NYC01WA152 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20010703X01300&ntsbno=NYC01WA152&akey=1
7. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/212675-inquest-rotorblade-downwash-did-not-cause-plane-crash.html
8. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/well-fight-clear-raf-pilots-2892488
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 14:30 | harro | Added |
| 09-Feb-2011 14:38 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 11-Oct-2012 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2015 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2016 16:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2016 16:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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