ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169792
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2014 |
| Time: | 13:16 LT |
| Type: | Avid Speedwing |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BUZE |
| MSN: | PFA189-12047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Midhurst, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Firthfold Farm, Northchapel, Petworth, West Sussex |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane crashed 13/9/2014 in a forced landing at Firthfold Farm, off Pipers Lane, Northchapel, Petworth, West Sussex, due to engine failure in flight. The pilot was taken to hospital but sustained only minor injuries. According to the summary of the official AAIB report into the accident:
"About 10 minutes into the flight from a farm strip, the pilot noticed the engine temperature rising. He advised a colleague at the farm by radio, turned back toward the strip and reduced power in an attempt to cool the engine; however, the engine then stopped. The pilot selected a field in which to make a forced landing and tried, unsuccessfully, to restart the engine.
The aircraft was fast on the initial touchdown, bounced, and then struck a fence and trees at the end of the field, before coming to a stop inverted. The pilot, uninjured, exited the aircraft via the pilot’s door. On later inspection of the engine, the pilot identified that the radiator cap was missing and that the engine had seized due to the lack of cooling".
Damage to airframe: The AAIB report confirms that the aircraft was "Damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-BUZE was cancelled by the CAA 10/11/2014
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/55f12c3ce5274a151e000009/Avid_Speedwing_Avid_Flyer_G-BUZE_09-15.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.midhurstandpetworth.co.uk/news/local/man-injured-after-northchapel-plane-crash-1-6297564
4. http://www.midhurstandpetworth.co.uk/news/local/update-northchapel-light-aircraft-crash-1-6299170
5. https://www.gravelroots.net/4xfires_accidents_west_sussex_ (Entry for Sept 13)
6. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11474003.Aircraft_crash_lands_in_field___man_flown_to_hospital/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2014 18:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Sep-2014 11:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2014 15:57 | Dr. John Smih | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2014 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2015 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2015 03:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2024 20:56 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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