ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215065
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 2018 |
| Time: | 12:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BAJR |
| MSN: | 28-7305008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Whitesands Bay, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Haverfordwest Airport (HAW/EGFE) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aeroplane made a forced landing into the sea on a beach at Whitesands Bay in St Davids following an engine problem. A coastguard spokesman said: “The pilot sustained a head injury and is suffering from shock, he has been handed into the care of the ambulance service.”
AAIB report:
Shortly after reaching cruising level, the pilot noticed a vibration and the engine began to run roughly. Selecting full throttle and carburettor heat did not resolve the loss of power and the aircraft was unable to maintain level flight. The pilot then focussed on making a forced landing. His intention was to land on a beach, but due to the presence of people, the pilot instead landed along the water’s edge. The aircraft landed in shallow water on its main landing gear, but the nose gear broke off when it contacted the water.
The pilot was uninjured and able to vacate the aircraft unaided. A subsequent examination of the engine did not conclusively determine the cause of the failure.
AAIB Comment:
During his recent biennial flight with an examiner the pilot had received coaching on conducting forced landings. This emphasised “flying the aircraft” to ensure a loss of control did not occur. This is good advice as a number of recent fatal accidents investigated by the AAIB have been due to a loss of control following a partial loss of engine power.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Nose landing gear and propeller damaged; salt water ingress due to partial submersion in seawater"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/727527/Plane-crash-pembrokeshire-aircraft-updates-Wales?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-star-latest-news+%28Daily+Star+%3A%3A+News+Feed%29
2. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1012905/pembrokeshire-plane-crash-st-davids-whitesands-wales-RNLI
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45410765
4. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7175281/light-aircraft-crashes-into-sea-in-pembrokeshire/
5. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2018-09-04/light-aircraft-crashes-in-st-davids/
6. https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/G-BAJR
7. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-bajr#1dbeaa76
8. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/article/Small-aircraft-crashes-metres-from-beach-6dc73a4d-11bf-4f62-9691-deb43248748c-ds
9. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6130699/Light-aircraft-plane-crashes-sea-Whitesands-Bay-West-Wales.html
AAIB________________________________________
Final report : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c11169940f0b60c1ec239d9/Piper_PA-28-180_Cherokee_G-BAJR_01-19.pdf
Images:
Media:
UK - A Piper PA-28 made a forced landing into the sea on a beach off Pembrokeshire according to reports. #FR24https://t.co/IZvd5oplaN pic.twitter.com/yRmnIGR8ye
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 4 septembre 2018
Whitesands Airport opens for business. #StDavids @StDavids_Wales #Pembrokeshire @BBCWalesNews #luckyman pic.twitter.com/rRh3VvP0ua
— Ieuan Jenkins (@ieuanj123) 4 septembre 2018
Plane crash at Whitesands beach, St David’s pic.twitter.com/p7pRsLEe7A
— geth (@Geth_Davies97) 4 septembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2018 14:41 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 04-Sep-2018 14:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Embed code] |
| 04-Sep-2018 14:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 21:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 22:50 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
| 05-Sep-2018 05:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 22:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Jan-2019 12:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2019 20:17 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Jan-2019 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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