ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181530
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1985 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Ninasky Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ARLL |
| MSN: | 24-2463 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hastings Beach, Hastings, East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Compton Abbas, Dorset (EGHA) |
| Southend, Essex (SEN/EGMC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20/7/1985 when forced landed on the beach at the water's edge at Hastings, East Sussex. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft had departed Southend Airport, Essex, earlier in the day, and arrived, after an uneventful flight at Compton Abbas, Dorset. After a stopover of 20 to 30 minutes, it departed Compton Abbas for the return flight to Southend, via the South Coast
En route, shortly after passing Seaford, East Sussex, at 1500 feet in level flight, the pilot became aware that the engine was losing power. He applied carburettor heat, switched the electric boost pumps on and pumped the throttle, but the engine failed to respond.
The pilot then turned the aircraft to an open area to the north of Hastings, East Sussex, for an intended forced landing, but when it became apparent that the aircraft would not make it to the intended forced landing site, the pilot had no other option but to force land in the sea.
The aircraft landed on the beach at Hastings, parallel to the shore, with a 15-20 knot tailwind, and cartwheeled to the right before coming to rest in 4 to 5 feet of water. The cockpit filled with water almost immediately, but both occupants were able to evacuate from the aircraft immediately and without difficulty - although the passenger suffered a slight injury to his hand. Bystanders were able to assist in pulling the aircraft up onto the beach beyond the surf line.
The damaged airframe was dismantled on site and taken to Lydd Airport in Kent for a preliminary AAIB examination."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "substantial damage, aircraft further damaged by immersion in sea water". As a result the registration G-ARLL was cancelled by the CAA on 30/7/1986 (one year and 10 days later) as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ed8540f0b6134200016d/Piper_PA_24-250_G-ARLL_10-85.pdf
2. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ARLL-1.pdf
3. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ARLL-2.pdf
4. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-ARLL/858568
5. G-ARLL at Kidlington, Oxfordshire in June 1964: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1599681
6. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=16798.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2015 19:49 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-Mar-2020 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2020 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation