ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32345
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 June 2000 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna F152 (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | The Exeter Flying Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BXRN |
| MSN: | 1440 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uplowman, 4 miles NE of Tiverton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) |
| Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had taken off from Exeter Airport with an instructor and student on board to engage in a stalling/spinning exercise. During its return to Exeter, about 1 mile east of Tiverton, the engine failed and could not be restarted. A Mayday call was transmitted and 7700 selected on the ATC transponder whilst the instructor selected a suitable field for a forced-landing.
However, at about 100 feet agl, he realised that the selected field was actually a field of standing cereal crop, as were the surrounding ones. Performing a low-speed landing into the field, the nose wheel dug into the crop and the aircraft inverted.
The two pilots vacated the aircraft without difficulty and with no reported injuries but the aircraft appeared severely damaged. It was recovered to its maintenance organisation where it was examined to ascertain the reason for the engine failure.
Upon removal of the air filter and carburettor heat boxes, it was possible to see that a crumpled piece of paper was lodged in the throat of the carburettor, blocking roughly half of the area. When removed, it appeared to be about half of a sheet of A4 paper. It bore no identifying features apart from some red ballpoint pen marks
G-BXRN was deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and the registration was cancelled by the CAA on 21 November 2000 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ff4d40f0b61346000a8d/dft_avsafety_pdf_501822.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BXRN
3. http://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/View?Registration=G-BXRN&DeliveryDate=11.02.00
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Oct-2011 01:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2015 01:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2016 19:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 10-Jul-2016 19:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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