ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179507
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| Date: | Monday 12 March 2012 |
| Time: | 18:38 LT |
| Type: | Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Airkikx Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-KIKX |
| MSN: | T20608267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIo-540-AJ1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Challock, near Ashford, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Tilstock Airfield, Shropshire |
| Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield, Kent (EGKH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 12/3/2012 when flew into high ground at Challock, near Ashford, Kent, en route between Sleap, Shropshire, and Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield, Kent. The probable cause of the accident was a navigation error by the pilot, which led to the aircraft flying into high ground that the pilot thought was elsewhere. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot descended his aircraft below the safety altitude in failing light conditions and poor visibility. He was relying upon navigation data from a GPS unit, but had inadvertently programmed an erroneous destination into it. The GPS steering commands took the aircraft over higher terrain and, as the pilot applied power to arrest the descent, the aircraft struck the ground at an elevation of about 580 feet amsl, without the pilot gaining external references. Although the aircraft was substantially damaged, the pilot survived with minor injuries".
Damage sustained to airframe: Extensive damage to front fuselage and engine. This appears to have been enough to render the aircraft as "beyond economic repair", and the registration G-KIKX was cancelled by the CAA on 25/5/2012 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f60bed915d13710005cf/Cessna_T206H_Turbo_Stationair_G-KIKX_09-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/4703
4. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/post/23604/thread
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2015 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Dec-2016 23:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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