ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166312
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 2013 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: | Raj Hamsa X-Air 133(1) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CWAL |
| MSN: | BMAA/HB/339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Verner 133M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 miles N of Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kilkeel, County Down |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 15 minutes into an uneventful flight, the engine started to make a loud, unusual noise and lost power. The pilot managed to use the limited power available to position the aircraft for a landing in the only suitable field in the immediate vicinity. The field was approximately 200 metres long and 100 metres wide, and bounded by a 2 metre high dry stone wall. Electrical overhead cables ran diagonally across the field, in which a herd of cows was grazing.
During the landing, both main wheels broke off the stub axles. Following the accident the owner found a large number of small fragments of metal in the oil drained from the engine sump and assessed that the loss of power was probably due to an internal mechanical failure.
At the time of the accident the aircraft and engine had flown approximately 137 hours. The damage to the landing gear and bends in the main fuselage tube wing spars were consistent with the aircraft having landed heavily. The damage to the aircraft was assessed as beyond economic repair.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422fb63ed915d137400080d/X_air_133_1__G-CWAL_11-13.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2014 03:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Oct-2014 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Sep-2015 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
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