ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166316
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 2013 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Alpha-Golf Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-OKAG |
| MSN: | 28R-30075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunkirk Farm, off Mangrove Road, near Hertford, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stapleford, Essex (EGSG) |
| Stapleford, Essex (EGSG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot planned a flight from Stapleford, Essex, to Leicester and a return via Panshanger, Hertfordshire. Although he had checked the forecast, he was unable to land at Leicester due to bad weather. After two go-arounds at Panshanger due to strong turbulence, the pilot decided to return to Stapleford but, on climbout from the Panshanger circuit, the engine stopped and he performed a forced landing in a field at Dunkirk Farm, off Mangrove Road, near Hertford, Hertfordshire
The aircraft overran through a hedge and across a shallow ravine before coming to a halt. The pilot suspects that he may have made an incorrect fuel valve selection due to preoccupation with handling the aircraft in the challenging weather conditions.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage to nose wheel, main landing gear, inboard section of left wing and belly strobe light. Presumably this was enough to have the aircraft written off (damaged beyond repair) as the registration G-OKAG was cancelled by the CAA on 5 December 2013
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Hertfordshire/Aircraft-crash-lands-in-Hertford-20130729172054.htm
2. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/piper-pa-28r-180-cherokee-arrow-g-okag-29-july-2013
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
4. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Piper%20PA-28R-180%20Cherokee%20Arrow%20G-OKAG%2011-13.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 05:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-May-2014 05:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2014 20:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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