ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212642
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 2018 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 414 |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N414FZ |
| MSN: | 414-0175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Continental Motor TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodview Farm, Enstone, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Enstone Airfield (EGTN) |
| Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft departed Dunkeswell Airfield on the morning of the accident for a flight to Retford (Gamston) Airfield with three passengers on board, two of whom held flying licences. The passengers all reported that the flight was uneventful and after spending an hour on the ground the aircraft departed with two passengers for Enstone Airfield. This flight was also flown without incident.
The pilot reported that before departing Enstone he visually checked the level in the aircraft fuel tanks and there was 390 ltr (103 US gal) on board, approximately half of which was in the wingtip fuel tanks. After spending approximately one hour on the ground the pilot was heard to carry out his power checks before taxiing to the threshold of Runway 08 for a flight back to Dunkeswell with one passenger onboard.
During the takeoff run the left engine was heard to stop and the aircraft veered to the left as it came to a halt. The pilot later recalled that he had seen birds in the climbout area and this was a factor in the abandoned takeoff. The aircraft was then seen to taxi to an area outside the Oxfordshire Sport Flying Club, where the pilot attempted to start the left engine, during which time the right engine also stopped. The right engine was restarted, and several attempts appeared to have been made to start the left engine, which spluttered into life before stopping again. Eventually the left engine started, blowing out clouds of white and black smoke. After the left engine was running smoothly the pilot was seen to taxi to the threshold for Runway 08.
The pilot reported that the engine had lost power during a right climbing turn during the departure. He recovered the aircraft to level flight and selected the ‘right fuel booster’ pump (auxiliary pump) and the engine recovered power. He decided to return to Enstone and when he was abeam the threshold for Runway 08 the right engine stopped. He feathered the propeller on the right engine and noted that the single-engine performance was insufficient to climb or manoeuvre and, therefore, he selected a ploughed field to the north of Enstone for a forced landing. During the approach the pilot noticed that the left engine would only produce “approximately 57%” of maximum power, with the result that he could not make the field and crashed into some farm buildings.
There was an immediate fire following the accident and the pilot and passenger both escaped from the wreckage through the rear cabin door. The passenger sustained multiple injuries, the pilot sustained minor injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-44621098
2. http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/16315315.light-aircraft-crashes-into-farm-building-near-enstone-airfield-firefighters-on-scene/
3. https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/610499-cessna-chancelor-414-down-egtn.html
4. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N414FZ
5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-44621098
6. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16316580.plane-crashes-into-farm-building-near-enstone-oxfordshire/
7. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=414FZ
8. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/general/air-crash-enstone-oxfordshire/
Images:
Fairoaks. 22 June 2018
Photo: AAIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2018 16:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2018 17:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 17:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 17:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jun-2018 12:34 | MickB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Jun-2018 12:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-Jun-2018 15:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 17:29 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 04-Sep-2018 11:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2019 15:41 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 12-May-2022 19:41 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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