ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181573
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1989 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC Chief |
| Owner/operator: | Junipa Sales Aviation Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-AKUO |
| MSN: | 11AC-1376 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Twyford, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | White Waltham (EGLM) |
| White Waltham (EGLM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Minor damage 29-05-1989: Ran out of fuel and during forced landing, nosed over. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"After about 1 hour 40 minutes, the aircraft was approaching White Waltham, the pilot noted a fuel gauge reading of just under 1/4 full, which agreed with his flight plan fuel usage. When at a range of about 5 nautical miles from the airfield, with the fuel mixture fully rich, and the carburettor heat selected to fully 'ON', the engine lost all power.
During the subsequent force landing procedure, the engine burst into life twice, but failed to continue running. When the pilot considered that a forced landing was inevitable, he switched off the magnetos and fuel. The aircraft force landed slowly in a standing crop, and nosed over onto its back. The pilot's lap and diagonal restraint harness held and he was uninjured.
Having righted the aircraft, the pilot noted that the fuel gauge was still reading just under 1/4 full, but there appeared to be no fuel at all in the tanks. Since there was no fuel in the tanks, no significant fuel spillage was observed."
Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "minor damage to aircraft nose, left struts, and rudder."
Aircraft repaired and returned to service; was sold on to a new owner (Aero-Balance Aviation of Maidenhead) exactly three months later, on 29-08-1989. Not clear if repaired before or after the sale date. Sold on three more times since then, and still UK civil registered in 2016 with the fifth owner
NOTE: Registration G-AKUO was originally reserved for - but not taken up by - an Avro 621 Tutor II (c/no. 1447) on 25-02-1948. (Probably an ex-RAF machine in the serial range K3189 to K3474). This reservation was formally cancelled 23-4-1951, and reissued to the above aircraft 16-01-1989.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Aviation News 23 Jun-06 Jul 1989.
2. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422eacfe5274a131700002f/Aeronca_Chief__G-AKUO_09-89.pdf
3. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AKUO
4. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/avro_tutor.html
5. http://futurshox.net/aeroview.php?level=image&id=3474
6. http://flickriver.com/photos/coptercrazy/7065490905/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2015 08:15 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Jan-2016 16:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2016 16:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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