ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189642
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 2016 |
| Time: | 16:02 |
| Type: |  Socata TB10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | G-MRTN |
| MSN: | 62 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 1 km E of Henstridge Airfield, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Henstridge Airfield, Templecombe, Somerset (EGHS) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged when force landed into a field 1 Km east of Henstridge Airfield, Templecombe, Somerset. Initial press reports suggest that an engine fire was responsible for the forced landing. There were four persons on board (pilot and three passengers). The Devon & Somerset air ambulance was stationed at Henstridge airfield, when the crash happened at around 4.02 pm yesterday (August 27) just 200 metres south of the airfield.
The passengers and pilot were briefly checked over by the air ambulance team before the team was called away to Bournemouth.
UPDATE; The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 9 March 2017, and the following is an extract from it...
"Engine fire and forced landing, near Henstridge Airfield, Somerset, 27 August 2016.
The pilot reported that the power checks were normal; however the takeoff roll was a little longer than expected and the rate of climb was less than 400 feet per minute, so the decision was made to return to the airfield. A smell of burning was then noticed in the cockpit, with white smoke emanating from the cowling. At around 500 feet agl, the engine started to lose power and the smoke increased in intensity. The pilot made a MAYDAY call, switched the fuel off and completed a successful forced landing in a field. The occupants exited through the two doors, and the pilot returned to the aircraft and used a fire extinguisher to fight the flames in the engine bay.
The pilot believes that the exhaust had become detached and the hot gases had started a fire in the engine bay, which also caused damage to the lower fuselage.
The pilot had an instructor rating and hence had good recency in practice forced landings. This, and the fairly low height when the fire started, were probably factors that resulted in a successful forced landing."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Fire damage to the engine bay and lower fuselage"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/58a328eeed915d7f3700002d/Socata_TB10_Tobago_G-MRTN_03-17.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MRTN
3. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/phenomenal-pilot-saves-life-of-four-passengers-after-engine-fire/story-29662213-detail/story.html
4. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=101412
Images:
Landshire Lane 300m SE of airfield
Media:
4 lives saved by exceptional Henstridge pilot after engine fire. Phenomenal landing on ploughed field. Amazing skill pic.twitter.com/c48NAuAGDX
— Dr Ian Mew (@DorsetTraumaDoc) 27 August 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2016 21:55 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 28-Aug-2016 21:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2016 07:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2016 07:07 | Stourman | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 03-Sep-2016 07:07 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 14-Mar-2017 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 08:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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