ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156092
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| Date: | Saturday 25 May 2013 |
| Time: | 19:49 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Multiflight Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BOVK |
| MSN: | 28-8516061 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Farnley Hall Farm, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) |
| Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, a Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II, had to make a forced landing to a field a field at Farnley Hall Farm, Pudsey, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, approximately four miles south of Leeds-Bradford Airport. All four passengers remained unharmed. The plane sustained minor damage (Dents in the leading edges of both wings).
According to the summary of the official AAIB report into the incident:
"Shortly after the pilot had turned the aircraft on to base leg on the approach to Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) at approximately 1,000 ft agl the engine hesitated, lost power and stopped. The pilot selected a suitable landing site, configured the aircraft for a glide and carried out an engine-off landing in a field approximately 4 miles south of LBA. The aircraft sustained damage to the left and right wing leading edges caused by a set of livestock electric fence posts positioned across the field. The pilot and passengers were uninjured and vacated the aircraft. The engine stoppage was caused by the right fuel tank running dry."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-05-26/plane-is-forced-to-make-crash-landing-in-leeds/
2. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/10444633.Bradford_firefighters_scrambled_as_plane_crash_lands_in_field/
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BOVK.html
4. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/piper-pa-28-161-cherokee-warrior-ii-g-bovk-25-may-2013
5. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Images:
Leeds Bradford International Airport (EGNM), Yeadon, West Yorkshire, UK - 10th April 2007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2013 05:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-May-2013 20:06 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2013 12:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2014 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2015 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Jul-2020 13:31 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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