ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189092
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| Date: | Friday 5 August 2016 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N6830B |
| MSN: | 22-4128 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wyke Oliver Farm, Weymouth, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Compton Abbas. (EGHA) |
| Compton Abbas. (EGHA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed into trees in a farm in Wyke Oliver Road, Weymouth, Dorset. The aircraft came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage. The three occupants (reported to be a man, a woman, and a child aged 12) received minor injuries, and were taken to Dorset County Hospital by ambulance. The press interviewed witnesses. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot reported that while in the cruise at approximately 1,700 feet amsl, he selected the carburettor heat ON and the engine lost power (decreasing from 2,300 to 1,500 rpm). Selecting the carburettor heat OFF had no effect so he reselected it ON. He moved the throttle lever backwards and forwards and selected a different fuel tank but neither action restored power. He transmitted a distress call to Yeovilton Radar and then concentrated on landing in a suitable field.
The aircraft touched down in the pilot’s chosen field at 60 mph, but bounced back into the air when it ran over a bump. It touched down again and the pilot began to brake but he was unable to bring the aircraft to a halt before it struck an obstacle and turned onto its back. The three occupants vacated the aircraft through the normal exits.
It was not determined why the engine lost power."
Nature of damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Extensive". As a result, the US registration N6830B was cancelled by the FAA on October 11 2016
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/587dfddf40f0b60e4a000132/Piper_PA-22-150_Tri-Pacer_N6830B_02-17.pdf
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6830B
3. http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14665175.UPDATE__Three_taken_to_hospital_after_aircraft_crash_in_Weymouth/
4. http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2016-08-05/light-aircraft-crashes-near-weymouth/
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001040466.html
Location
Media:
Interesting call today - light aircraft crash @DWFireControl @DWFireRescue @DWFireChief pic.twitter.com/Zcnx2dpIpC
— Weymouth FireStation (@DWFRSWeymouth) August 5, 2016
Lots of firemen still at the scene, light aircraft upside down pic.twitter.com/0Zs8I89Ote
— George Smith (@SmithGjsmith93) August 5, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2016 14:30 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Aug-2016 14:42 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 15:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 15:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2016 18:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2017 22:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2018 07:40 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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