ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67860
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 2009 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Avid Mark IV Speedwing |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BTMS |
| MSN: | PFA 189-1202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 5nm SW off Tuskar -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Haverfordwest, Wales, UK |
| Wellingtonbridge, Wexford, Ireland | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft departed Haverfordwest Airport in Wales at 16.00 hrs en-route to Taghmon in Co. Wexford. After approximately 55 minutes flying time the engine stopped without warning. The Pilot immediately selected the other fuel tank and attempted to re-start the engine. With the aircraft descending through 900 ft the restart attempt was abandoned and a successful ditching was carried out. The Pilot was not injured. The Investigation found that the engine stopped probably due to fuel starvation relating to a fuel-vapour related problem.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aaiu.ie/AAIUviewitem.asp?id=12729&lang=ENG&loc=1652]
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pilots-miracle-crashlanding-26557818.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8196551.stm (video of the rescue operation)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2009 02:08 | RobertMB | Added |
| 12-Aug-2009 03:25 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 12-Aug-2009 21:00 | Anon. | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2010 14:00 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2016 10:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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