ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278442
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| Date: | Sunday 29 May 2022 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Tecnam P92 Echo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-WHEN |
| MSN: | PFA 318-13679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 2200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyldesley, near Wigan, Greater Manchester -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manchester/Barton Airport (EGCB) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had taken off uneventfully from Runway 26L and at around 750 ft agl and approximately two miles from the airport the engine lost power. The engine did not respond to the pilot’s throttle commands, and the engine speed dropped to idle. The pilot recalled checking that both fuel tanks were selected, and that the carburettor heat, the fuel pump and both magnetos were all set to on.
He selected a field for a forced landing, however the aircraft flipped over when the nose wheel contacted the soft ground. The pilot sustained serious injuries in the accident.
After the accident the engine was ran satisfactorily on a test bench. The cause of the power loss could not be determined.
Of the two persons on board, one (the pilot) was seriously injured; the other (the passenger) survived with minor injuries. The AAIB report also assessed the damage to the airframe as "Substantial".
Note that the AAIB Report gives the crash location as "2.5 miles west of City Airport (Manchester Barton). Contemporary news reports give the crash location as "Tyldesley, near Wigan, Greater Manchester"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62f2659bd3bf7f4396b4ea7f/Tecnam_P92-EM_Echo_G-WHEN_09-22.pdf
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-61625552
3. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/breaking-two-people-seriously-injured-24093259
4. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/20174214.two-seriously-injured-light-aircraft-crashes-tyldesley/
5. https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-05-29/two-people-seriously-injured-after-light-plane-crash-in-wigan
6. https://www.wigantoday.net/news/two-seriously-injured-as-light-aircraft-crashes-in-wigan-borough-3713271
7. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/plane-crashes-field-passengers-seriously-24093260
8. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/two-seriously-injured-as-light-aircraft-crashes-in-wigan-borough-3713271
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 2020 | G-WHEN | Private | 0 | Lleweni Parc Denbigh Airfield, Denbigh | |
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Media:
Swift response by crews and officers from #Farnworth #Leigh #Atherton and #Irlam this afternoon when a light aircraft came down near Leigh. It’s turning out to be one of them weekends. #DutyNILO #FDS pic.twitter.com/zpK8wowCEM
— Carl Haslam 🔥 (@CarlEHaslam) May 29, 2022
A light aircraft has crashed landed in a field near Wigan.
— BBC North West (@BBCNWT) May 29, 2022
It's come down at Rindle Road at Tyldesley
Two men in their 50s and 70s have been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The Civil Aviation Authority has started an investigation. pic.twitter.com/k2o4L7IhYO
Tecnam P.92 Echo G-WHEN 'the right way up' at Barton,Greater Manchester,18/09/21.Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2022 15:59 | harro | Added |
| 29-May-2022 16:03 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2022 16:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code] |
| 29-May-2022 16:13 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 29-May-2022 21:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2022 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-May-2022 09:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2022 17:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 09-Sep-2022 10:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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