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guyleedsutd
4th Nov 2012, 06:47
Has anybody got any information on the crash at sherburn aero club Saturday 3rd November at about 3pm.North Yorkshire fire and rescue reported a piper arrow crashed on the mound on final approach to runway 29 suspected engine failure.
Light aircraft crash at Sherburn Aero Club - North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/light-aircraft-crash-at-sherburn-aero-club)
Thank God for that. No further info I'm afraid but your OP looked a bit worrying to anyone who hadn't seen the report.
goldeneaglepilot
4th Nov 2012, 07:27
Another article - with a little more detail,
Pilots escape uninjured from crashed plane in North Yorkshire (From York Press) (http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10025469.Pilors_escape_uninjured_from_crashed_plane_in_North _Yorkshire/?ref=rss)
Well done to the pilot for a safe outcome
Cranfield is in Lincolnshire now I see...:rolleyes:. Wouldn't be Cranwell, AFAIK they don't have any 28's. Another :D to the pilots, I know the mound well.
BBC News - Two walk away from Sherburn aircraft crash (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20196910)
(Whoops - started another thread - now this is merged with the main thread)
Steve6443
4th Nov 2012, 18:15
Why start a second thread 10 hours after the first one was started????:=:=:=
adambsmith
4th Nov 2012, 19:00
Flew over the site today (on a lesson out of Sherburn). The aircraft looked remarkably intact from 200ft up. Pictures told a slightly different story though.
Big Pistons Forever
4th Nov 2012, 19:12
Hope over experience :(
Hope: An unforeseeable internal engine fault
Experience: Fuel exhaustion/Fuel Mismanagement
adambsmith
18th Mar 2013, 16:22
AAIB report on this crash:
Report name:
Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV, G-BNTC
Registration:
G-BNTC
Type:
Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV
Location:
Near Sherburn Airfield, Yorkshire
Date of occurrence:
03 November 2012
Category:
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The pilot was on a flight from Cranfield Airport to Sherburn Airfield. Approaching Sherburn, he descended from 4,500 ft to 2,500 ft and selected landing gear down; he observed a red ‘gear unsafe’ indication but does not mention in his statement if there were any green ‘down and locked’ indications. He reselected the gear but to no avail, but then became aware of smoke emanating from under the seats. He wanted to reduce engine power but “in panic” pulled the propeller rpm lever instead. This action meant that the engine rpm would not exceed 2,000 even with full power and because of this he decided to conduct a forced landing in a field near his destination. During the landing the aircraft was severely damaged but the pilot and his passenger were uninjured.
It is possible that the smoke the pilot saw had come from the electro-hydraulic landing gear motor, but this has not been confirmed. During the event he made no attempt to use the emergency extension facility which would have released hydraulic pressure in the system and allowed the gear to lock down under gravity.