ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1032
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| Date: | Saturday 3 July 2004 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Auster J/4-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Aberdeen Auster Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-AIJT |
| MSN: | 2075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental O- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Whiterashes Airfield, 6nm N of Aberdeen (Dyce) Airport, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longside Airfield |
| Whiterashes Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight had originated at Longside Airfield, which is approximately 20 nautical miles from Whiterashes Airfield. The routine weather observation made at 17:50 hours at Aberdeen (Dyce) Airport, 6 nautical miles to the south of Whiterashes, was: surface wind from 310 degrees (Magnetic) at 7 knots, visibility 20 km, no significant weather, scattered cumulo-nimbus at 2,000 feet and scattered cloud at 4,000 feet. The temperature was +14 degrees C and the dew point was +11 degrees C.
Whiterashes Airfield is configured with two grass runways, orientated north-south and east-west. The pilot completed two touch and go landings on the northerly runway before clearing the circuit area to the north east, climbing to 1,000 feet agl, intending to return to the circuit for a landing on the westerly runway. Up to this stage of the flight the engine had been fed from the auxiliary fuel tank and the pilot was aware that the contents of this tank were now low. Hearing the engine start to misfire, the pilot immediately selected the main fuel tank to ON, but the engine continued to misfire before failing completely. Although the fuel and magnetos remained ON, and the propeller continued to windmill until shortly before landing, the engine did not restart.
Damage to left main landing gear, right wing and propeller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54230362e5274a1314000b87/dft_avsafety_pdf_033323.pdf
2. CCA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=AIJT
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1998 | G-AIJT | Aberdeen Auster Flying Group | 0 | Perth/Scone Airfeld, Perth, Scotland (EGPT/PSL) | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 14 October 1999 | G-AIJT | Aberdeen Auster Flying Group | 0 | Whiterashes Airfield, Aberdeen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2008 23:07 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Aug-2016 14:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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