ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351650
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Mignet Pou-du-Ciel Bifly |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-POUX |
| MSN: | JBMD-01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Preston, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Near Preston, Lancashire |
| Near Preston, Lancashire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
J Bierinx & M Dugourd Pou Du Ciel Bifly G-POUX was substantially damaged when overturned during a forced landing near Preston, Lancashire.
While flying a circuit, the pilot noticed an increase in engine temperature. During the base leg, the engine stopped and would not restart. The pilot elected to land in a field. At touchdown the aircraft’s nose gear caught some long grass causing the aircraft to tip over.
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only investigation, published on 8 February 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-november-december-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-november-december-2023
2. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-POUX.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire
Location
Media:
G POUX Bifly , take-off and landing, Little Staughton runway 24 on 16.6.2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2024 10:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Feb-2024 10:41 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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