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Spitfire IXT, G-LFIX, 31 March 2000

Air Accidents (AAIB)

Published on 10 December 2014, 20:18

Summary
aircraft category
commercial-fixed-wing
aircraft type
SPITFIRE IXT
bulk published
1
date of occurrence
2000-03-31
location
Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire
registration
G-LFIX
report type
correspondence-investigation

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Spitfire IXT, G-LFIX

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Spitfire IXT, G-LFIX AAIB Bulletin No: 6/2000 Ref:EW/G2000/03/21 Category:1.2 Aircraft Type and Registration: Spitfire IXT, G-LFIX No & Type of Engines: 1 Rolls-Royce Merlin 25 piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1944 Date & Time (UTC): 31 March 2000 at 1256 hrs Location: Duxford Airfield Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew 1 - Passengers - None Injuries: Crew None - Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Damage to three of the Spitfires propeller blades and a portion of the nosecone. Substantial damage to the helicopters left side Commander's Licence: Private Pilots Licence Commander's Age: 48 years Commander's Flying Experience: 703 hours (of which 285 were on type) Last 90 days - 10 hours Last 28 days - 9 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot. Visit to Duxford Airfield by an AAIB Inspector TheSpitfire pilot planned a practice display flight at Duxford Airfield,Cambridgeshire in preparation for the coming summer display season. Whilst the Spitfire was taxiing for take offa Bell 206 helicopter arrived at the airfield and was parked on the H on thegrass between the paved taxiway and the grass runway in front of the tower. Afterthe display the Spitfire landed on grass Runway 24 and taxied on the grassbehind a number of parked aircraft toward a parking place at the north-east of theairfield. The Spitfire pilot usednormal tailwheel taxiing technique, weaving the aircraft from side to side inorder to clear the area ahead. Butafter passing the last of the parked aircraft to its left side the Spitfirestruck the Bell 206 helicopter almost head-on. The collision caused damage to three of the Spitfires propeller bladesand a portion of the nosecone, and substantial damage to the helicopters leftside. TheH parking position at Duxford has been in use for many years and is locatedapproximately one third of the distance between the paved taxiway and the grassrunway, at the southern edge of the area as a grass taxiway parallel to Runway24. Since the accident Duxford AirfieldManagement are to consider means by which increased separation can be achievedbetween helicopter parking and the grass taxiway.

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G-LFIX SPITFIRE IXT Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire