GAF Nomad N.24 crash, Apr 13, 2002, Weston-on-the-Green
GAF Nomad N.24 accident on April 13, 2002 near Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Rejected takeoff and loss of...
- Date: April 13, 2002
- Aircraft: GAF Nomad N.24
- Location: Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Rejected takeoff and loss of control on the takeoff run after the aircraft was rotated late with reduced power; the aircraft was probably loaded so that its centre of gravity was well forward, and no takeoff performance data was available.
A Nomad Fleet Vamdrup GAF Nomad was taking off from Weston-on-the-Green with 13 parachutists for a second skydiving lift. The pilot used a cruise power setting rather than full takeoff power and rotated at about 80 to 83 kt, well above the scheduled 71 kt, and the aircraft would not lift off. He aborted the takeoff, the aircraft struck a low mound and stopped abruptly. Everyone evacuated unhurt, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.