ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31398
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| Date: | Monday 4 August 1997 |
| Time: | 15:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna F152 II (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | APB Leasing Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BXGE |
| MSN: | 152-82700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 nautical miles east of Bala, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eglinton Airport, Derry (EGAE) |
| Welshpool, Powys (EGCW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4 August 1997 when crashed two nautical miles east of Bala, Gwynedd, due to engine failure. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot had uplifted 80 litres of fuel to fill the aircraft's tanks at Donegal (Total usable 24.5 gall US, 92.7 litres). The aircraft departed from Donegal at 12:43 hours (all times UTC) and landed at Eglinton at 13:13 hours, where the passenger disembarked. The aircraft took off again at 13:22 hours, the pilot declaring that his destination was Welshpool, his endurance was 3 hours 30 minutes and his estimated flight time 2 hours 30 minutes.
At 15:40 hours, when the aircraft was at 3,000 feet with 2,400 RPM set and about 2 nautical miles east of Bala, engine power began to fluctuate,with the RPM varying between 900 and 2,300. Thirty seconds previously carburettor heat had been applied for about 20 seconds. Carburettor heat was applied again and the aircraft turned downwind away from high ground. The throttle was closed and re-opened and carburettor heat returned to "COLD".
Because of the undulating terrain the pilot kept power on to aid the glide towards a suitable field. He made an R/T call on Welshpool frequency but got no response, possibly because of intervening high ground. At a height of 300 feet he cut the power and carried out a forced landing into a field.
The grass was short and wet and the aircraft ran into the far boundary hedge. The pilot managed to yaw the aircraft slightly before it hit the hedge to lessen the impact on the cabin. Once the aircraft had stopped he switched everything off and vacated the aircraft without injury".
According to the AAIB report, the aircraft sustained "Severe damage to both wings and wing mount locations, nose landing gear collapsed and engine frame bent". As a result, the registration G-BXGE was belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 22 March 2002 (almost five years later) as "Permanently withdrawn from use".
The fuselage of G-BXGE was seen in the rafters of Tatenhill Airfield, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire in October 2006 (see links #4 and #5 below)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f93b40f0b6134600079f/dft_avsafety_pdf_501900.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BXGE
3. http://www.laasdata.com/ports-of-call/ports-of-call.php?c=1359
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000906809.html
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/16797800@N07/11130163476
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Oct-2011 01:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2016 15:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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