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| Date: | Monday 19 June 2017 |
| Time: | 13:17 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BTFK |
| MSN: | 10540 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Willow Farm, near Carr Road, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Willow Farm Private Airstrip, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed in a field at Willow Farm, near Carr Road, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire, next to the runway of a grass airstrip, coming to rest inverted. According to the following posting on the Nottinghamshire Police Facebook page (see link #6):
"INCIDENT: Plane crash
Police were called at 1.15 pm today (19 June 2017) to reports of a crash involving a light aircraft. The plane had come down in a field in Carr Road, Gringley on the Hill. The pilot and one passenger escaped the crash with injuries that are not thought to be serious. However, the pilot was taken to hospital for treatment.
Temporary road closures were in place to allow emergency services to work at the scene in Carr Road, Ings Road and Middle Bridge Road. The roads have now been reopened. The incident has been referred to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch."
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on November 9, 2017, and the following is an excerpt from it...
"AAIB investigation to Taylorcraft BC12D Twosome, G-BTFK
Short Landing, Near Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, 19 June 2017.
The aircraft was landing at Willow Farm, which is a privately owned grass airstrip. The pilot reported that because the runway is short, and as there was negligible headwind to assist the aircraft in stopping after landing, he intended to perform a short field landing.
The pilot reported that just prior to the runway threshold the aircraft became too low and clipped nearby farm crop. This caused the aircraft to roll forwards through 180° and land inverted on the runway."
=Damage sustained to airframe
Per the AAIB report "Engine cowling, propeller, landing gear, left wing and wing strut, tail fin, and rudder" were damaged. The damage sustained must have been sufficient to render the airframe as "damaged beyond economic repair", as the registration G-BTFK was cancelled by the CAA (and the airframe de-registered) on 8 March 2018
Willow Farm Airfield is located south of Ings Road and East of Carr Road, approximately 1 nautical mile North West of Gringley on the Hill village on the A631, and about halfway between Bawtry and Gainsborough. The airfield has one grass runway, 405 metres long and orientated 05/23
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/59e9f5bd40f0b61ab3d08861/Taylorcraft_BC12D_Twosome_G-BTFK_11-17.pdf
2. https://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/plane-crashes-into-field-in-nottinghamshire-village-1-8604381
3. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/plane-comes-rest-roof-after-121703
4. https://www.nottinghampost.com/light-aircraft-crashes-in-nottinghamshire-village/story-30398291-detail/story.html
5. https://www.facebook.com/nottspolice/posts/1384122351624927
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40300217
7. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Willow-Farm
8. https://airportguide.com/airport/info/AG5095
9. https://metar-taf.com/airport/GB-0183-willow-farm-airstrip
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gringley-on-the-Hill
Location
Media:
Taylorcraft GBTFK from Barry Hunter on Vimeo.
Taylorcraft BC-12D G-BTFK at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airfield "Radial & Trainer Fly-In" 29 April 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2017 15:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jun-2017 18:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 19-Jun-2017 18:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 19-Jun-2017 19:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2017 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2017 17:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2017 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Nov-2017 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2017 23:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-May-2024 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
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