ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22621
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| Date: | Saturday 30 August 2008 |
| Time: | 13:49 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RVSA |
| MSN: | PFA 181A-125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fishburn/Morgansfield, Fishburn, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | North Weald Airfield, Essex (EGSX) |
| Fishburn Airfield, County Durham (X5FB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The RV-6 touched down on Runway 26 at Fishburn/Morgansfield and bounced twice before the nose landing gear made firm contact with the soft grass surface. The nose landing gear appeared to have dug in and the aircraft nosed over onto its back.
However both occupants were able to scramble clear of the wreckage. The pilot was flown by Air Ambulance to hospital in Stockton-on-Tees with serious back injuries. The pilot’s assessment of the cause of the accident was a firm touchdown on the nose landing gear, causing the aircraft to pitch forward onto its back.
Damage: nosewheel, propeller, canopy and tail.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f0ace5274a1314000315/Vans_RV-6A__G-RVSA_12-08.pdf
https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=RVSA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7592765.stm
https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/341188-trimdon-aerodrome.html
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3635600.Air_crash_plane_was_built_by_pilot__73/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/6583416839
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7590480.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2008 12:39 | twevsmiff | Added |
| 31-Aug-2008 14:58 | JINX | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2008 13:33 | JINX | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2012 12:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2012 12:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Dec-2014 00:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2016 19:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2017 11:47 | junior sjc | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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