ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189124
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2016 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Archer Five Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CDER |
| MSN: | 28-8116222 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.2 nm off Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent (LYX/EGMD) |
| Lydd Airport, Ashford, Kent (LYX/EGMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was conducting a local flight over the sea when the pilot declared he had a problem with a rough running engine and high oil temperature; he flew a track towards his base airfield. Shortly after this, the pilot reported that he was unable to maintain altitude but, despite it being within glide range of land, the aircraft continued on a direct track, over the sea, towards the airfield visual reporting point (VRP). The aircraft ditched with a strong tailwind, and subsequently became inverted and sank. The pilot and aircraft were recovered from the seabed several days later. No mechanical defect was identified within the engine, but the aircraft was operating in the flight regime where severe carburettor icing could occur at any power setting. The investigation did identify a chafed wire in the engine oil temperature indication system which could explain the pilot reports of high oil temperature.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5874c645e5274a130300012f/Piper_PA-28-161_Cherokee_Warrior_II_G-CDER_01-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=CDER
NTSB
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-36999784
5. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14666937.display/
6. https://www.kentlive.news/plane-crashes-into-the-sea-off-winchelsea-beach/story-29592394-detail/story.html_
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-37002536
8. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/simon-wells-rye-harbour-police-name-pilot-missing-after-light-aircraft-crashed-into-sea-a7177876.html
9. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3729154/Missing-pilot-light-aircraft-crashed-sea-south-coast-named-44-year-old-family-man.html
10. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/08/piper-pa-28-161-cherokee-warrior-ii-g.html
Images:
Lydd Airport (EGMD), Romney Marsh, Kent, UK - 13th June 2014
Media:
Fatal accident in English Channel, E Sussex 6 Aug 16 https://t.co/NNQy73gci2 pic.twitter.com/VjrVxbc8b6
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) January 12, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2016 18:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:37 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 19:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 20:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2016 21:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2016 16:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2016 16:55 | AlanH | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Aug-2016 17:28 | StreetF117 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2016 17:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Aug-2016 15:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 15:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Aug-2016 15:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 15:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Aug-2016 06:06 | Bill | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2017 07:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2017 23:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 03-Mar-2017 23:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Apr-2020 05:56 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
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