ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191640
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2011 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Socata TB10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RIAM |
| MSN: | 85 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leicester Airport, Stoughton, Leicestershire (EGBG) |
| Coventry Airport (CVT/EGBE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The occupants were on a local flight at 2,500 ft when they noticed smoke entering the cabin around the base of the windscreen. The aircraft diverted into Coventry Airport, with the intensity of the smoke increasing and affecting visibility, and made a safe landing. The smoke was caused by an internal failure in the alternator regulator
Nature of Damage sustained: Per the AAIB report "Smoke and heat damage to windscreen and underneath inspection panel".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f0e1ed915d1374000345/Socata_TB10_Tobago_G-RIAM_08-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001100807.html
4. http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/tbdata/0051-0100.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2016 19:06 | harro | Added |
| 24-Nov-2016 19:09 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 11-Dec-2016 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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