Beech 76 Duchess, G-BGRG, 12 October 1995

71 AAIB Bulletin No: 2/96 Ref: EW/G95/10/22 Category: 1.3 INCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration:Beech 76 Duchess, G-BGRG No & Type of Engines: 2 Lycoming O-360-A1G6D piston engines Year of Manufacture: 1979 Date & Time (UTC): 12 October 1995 between 1425 and 1526 hrs Location: Caernarfon Airport, Gwynedd Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - 2 Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - None Nature of Damage: Damage to both blades of right propeller Commander's Licence: Airline Transport Pilot's Licence Commander's Age: 50 years Commander's Flying Experience:5,103 hours (of which 4 were on type) Last 90 days - 123 hours Last 28 days - 53 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot and further enquiries by the AAIB The aircraft landed at Caernarfon Airport after a flight from Blackpool Airport. Observers at Caernarfon noted that the aircraft touched down about half way along the 820 metre Runway 26 after having bounced a number of times. The pilot reported that the approach had been a little faster than normal. The pilot did not consider that any damage had been caused during the landing sequence. The return flight to Blackpool was undertaken by a Private Pilot's Licence holder, who had been a passenger on the outbound sector. The pre-flight inspection tasks were shared between the two pilots, but neither noted any damage to the right propeller. The flight was normal with no vibration noted and normal engine indications. After landing at Blackpool, when the occupants deplaned, it was noted that one blade of the right propeller was bent backwards at the tip, and the other blade had about 1 to 1.5 inches of the tip missing.

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