ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165332
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 2014 |
| Time: | 14:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflight Executive Services Inc |
| Registration: | N66886 |
| MSN: | 31-7405188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 540-J2B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Limpet Wood, 2 miles from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Wick, Highland (WIC/EGPC) |
| Le Touquet Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ/LFAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 9 April 2014, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain N66886 force landed into a field near Limpet Wood, 2 miles from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire; pilot received minor injuries. The aircraft, a Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain, sustained substantial damage. Believed to have been on a ferry flight from Wick to France. Early - unconfirmed - reports are that the aircraft sustained an engine failure, due to water-contaminated fuel, and crashed whilst attempting to make an emergency diversion to Dyce/Aberdeen Airport (ABZ/EGPD)
Aircraft had been for sale. FAA registry has it registered to Aeroflight Executive Services Inc. Aircraft may have been recently sold, and on delivery to new owners at the time of the crash.
According to the following synopsis from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Seattle in the USA to Thailand via Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland and across Europe. However the flight crew abandoned the aircraft in Greenland late in December 2013 after experiencing low oil pressure indications on both engines. This may have been due to the use of an incorrect grade of oil for cold weather operations.
The aircraft remained in Greenland until 28 February 2014, when a replacement ferry pilot was engaged. Although the engine oil was not changed prior to departing Greenland, the flight continued uneventfully to Wick, in Scotland. Following some maintenance activity on the right engine, the aircraft departed for Le Touquet in France. However, approximately 25 minutes after takeoff, the engines successively lost power and the pilot carried out a forced landing in a ploughed field.
Examination of the engines revealed that one piston in each engine had suffered severe heat damage, consistent with combustion gases being forced past the piston and into the crankcase".
The AAIB report confirms that the aircraft was "Damaged beyond economic repair". Presumably. as a result of this, the US Registration N66886 finally cancelled by the FAA, albeit just over a year later, on 27 April 2015
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://stv.tv/news/scotland/271069-aircraft-in-emergency-landing-in-field-near-stonehaven-in-aberdeenshire/
2. http://kathrynaviationnews.com/?p=215231
3. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N66886
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://airplanesusa.com/inventory/?Display=Details&Inventory_Id=605] (Aircraft for sale details)
5. https://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-flying-ga-etc/537668-aberdeen-plane-down.html
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26957977
7. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/54ae4087ed915d403c000001/Piper_PA-31-350_N66886_01-15.pdf
Images:
At Airplane USA sales
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2014 15:55 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 09-Apr-2014 16:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 09-Apr-2014 17:05 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2014 17:22 | skywatch | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 09-Apr-2014 17:25 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2014 14:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2014 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2014 15:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2015 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2015 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-Oct-2015 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2015 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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