Crosland Moor Airfield

Crosland Moor Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: EGND[1]
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Huddersfield Aviation Ltd.
Serves		Huddersfield
Location		Crosland Moor
Elevation AMSL		825 ft / 251 m
Coordinates		53°37′16″N 001°49′54″W / 53.62111°N 1.83167°W / 53.62111; -1.83167
Website		www.cmfc.me.uk
Map
EGND Loaction in West Yorkshire
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	750	2,461	Asphalt/Grass
Source: Crosland Moor Airfield

Crosland Moor Airfield (ICAO: EGND) is a small privately owned airfield located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) south-west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in England. The airfield was established by Sir David Brown who owned a local business and flew a de Havilland Dove,^[2] registration G-ARDH.^[3] It is now run by former professional motorcycle road racer James Whitham.^[4]

Technical information

• Runway 07/25 is 750 m (2,461 ft) long, and is part asphalt, part grass. There is a 2.6% slope down runway 07 from the start of the asphalt.
• Elevation: 825 ft (251 m)
• Radio frequency: Huddersfield Radio 128.375 MHz^[1]

Incidents

• 6 December 2008 - Piper Cherokee aborts take-off after failing to reach required airspeed due to the pilot inadvertently leaving the carburettor heat on and overruns the runway. One person suffers minor injuries and the aircraft is significantly damaged.^[5][6]
• 1 September 1996 - WAR Hawker Sea Fury replica crashed 250 m (820 ft) south of the runway 07 threshold shortly after take-off killing the 69 year old pilot, the only person on board.^[7]
• May 1988 - Microlite crashes after misjudging landing when there was a sudden change of wind direction. It landed in a field near the runway, killing the pilot.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "North & Scotland frequency reference card". Civil Aviation Authority. 2008-08-28. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/64/DAP_ACD_Freq_north_web.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-24. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Flight". Flight International. 1952-12-12. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952%20-%203688.html. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
3. ^ "G-ARDH Register Entry". Civil Aviation Authority. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ARDH-2.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
4. ^ David Himelfield (2008-07-12). "Writer Jamie at the finish line!". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2008/07/12/writer-jamie-at-the-finish-line-86081-21328008/. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
5. ^ Roy Wright (2009-03-17). "Crosland Moor plane crash due to three errors". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2009/03/17/huddersfield-crosland-moor-plane-crash-due-to-three-errors-86081-23158954/. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
6. ^ "Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II, G-BPYO". Air Accident Investigation Branch. March 2009. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Piper%20PA-28-181%20Cherokee%20Archer%20II,%20G-BPYO%2003-09.pdf. 
7. ^ "WAR Hawker Sea Fury Replica, G-BLTG, 1 September 1996". Air Accident Investigation Branch. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/dft_avsafety_pdf_500567.pdf. 

External links

Media related to Crosland Moor Airfield at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site