ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265281
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 2020 |
| Time: | 14:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75L-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Mike Papa Delta Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CGPY |
| MSN: | 75-5303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R-680-E3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dunkeswell Airfield, Honiton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Oxfordshire |
| Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Boeing A75L300 Stearman, G-CGPY: Uncommanded engine shutdown in flight, Near Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon, 23 June 2020. The AAIB Final Report was published on 8 July 2021, and the following is the summary from it...
"After performing several wing-walking experience flights at Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Oxfordshire, the aircraft was returning to Dunkeswell Airport, Devon, when its engine stopped producing power. The pilot performed a forced landing in a field.
The investigation revealed inconsistencies in fuel planning assumptions, and it is likely that insufficient fuel reserves were onboard for the accident flight.
The operator has taken safety action to improve fuel planning and pilot technical knowledge, and has amended its process for authorising flights".
=Damage Sustained to Airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report "Damage to wingtip and fuselage"
NOTE: The detailled AAIB Report makes mention that G-GCPY developed the engine problem, and force landed, just to the south west of a "disused airfield". The AAIB report does not name the "disused airfield", but it would appear to be the former (and now largely disused) RAF Upottery, at Smeatharpe, 6 miles NNE of Honiton, Devon, at approximate Coordinates: 50°53′02″N 003°09′10″W. The airfield is approximately five and a half miles NE of Dunkeswell
Chiltern Park Aerodrome is a private airfield owned by Chiltern Aerosports, near Woodcote and Ipsden in Oxfordshire, at approximate co ordinates: 51°33′10″N 001°06′02″W. It is within RAF Benson's Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone. The airfield was established in 1988, and caters for gyroplanes, microlights, helicopters, and gliders, as well as general aircraft. In 2011 it became the weekend home of London Parachute School.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60c22b3ee90e0743a02cb018/Boeing_A75L300_Stearman_G-CGPY_07-21.pdf
2. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/pilot-crash-landed-plane-ran-5734750
3. Stearman G-CGPY at Dunkeswell (EGTU) 7-12-2019: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9545921
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-CGPY
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiltern_Park_Aerodrome
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Upottery
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2021 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jul-2021 22:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2021 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 09:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report] |
| 21-Aug-2021 23:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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