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Grumman AA-5 Traveller, G-BCLI, 4 May 2003

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Published on 10 December 2014, 20:51

Summary
aircraft category
general-aviation-fixed-wing
aircraft type
Grumman AA-5 Traveller
bulk published
1
date of occurrence
2003-05-04
location
Elstree Airfield, Hertfordshire
registration
G-BCLI
report type
correspondence-investigation

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Grumman AA-5 Traveller, G-BCLI

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1 Grumman AA-5 Traveller, G-BCLI AAIB Bulletin No: 7/2003 Ref: EW/G2003/05/08 Category: 1.3 Aircraft Type and Registration: Grumman AA-5 Traveller, G-BCLI No & Type of Engines: 1 Lycoming O-320-E2G piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1974 Date & Time (UTC): 4 May 2003 at 1405 hrs Location: Elstree Airfield, Hertfordshire Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - 2 Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - None Nature of Damage: Nose wheel collapsed, propeller damaged and dent to left wing Commander's Licence: Private Pilot's Licence Commander's Age: 49 years Commander's Flying Experience: 174 hours (of which 12 were on type) Last 90 days - 5 hours Last 28 days - 1 hour Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot The wind direction at Elstree, at the time of the accident, was reported as 180°/15 kt. G-BCLI was lined up for takeoff from Runway 26, with the wind across the runway. The initial take-off roll was without incident and as the airspeed reached 60 kt, the pilot rotated the aircraft. A witness, who saw the takeoff, determined that the rotation was greater than normal. The aircraft did not appear to climb and, at about 10 feet above the ground, the right wing then dropped and the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot counteracted the roll, with left aileron. This prevented the right wing from contacting the ground, but the aircraft landed on its nose some 40 metres from the point of rotation, on an area of grass, to the right of the runway. The nose leg then collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground, after which the aircraft came to an abrupt stop. The pilot shut down the aircraft, checked that the passengers were unhurt after which they all evacuated the aircraft. The pilot's assessment of the cause of the accident was due to a possible, unexpected, wind change at rotation. He also assessed that he may have stalled the aircraft during the rotation.

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