ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343401
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Fournier RF-6B-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BKIF |
| MSN: | 3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A40 Golden Valley bypass, Churchdown, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ) |
| Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Fournier RF-6B-100 G-BKIF force landed on the A40 Golden Valley Bypass, near Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ), Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Both occupants were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.
The aircraft was approaching Gloucestershire Airport and descending at low power with the carburettor heat set to OFF. The engine began to run roughly and the pilot selected carburettor heat ON, but the engine then stopped. The pilot manoeuvred the aircraft to glide toward the airfield but, on short final and concerned the aircraft would not clear trees short of the runway, the pilot made a right turn and landed on the central reservation of the A40 dual carriageway. The cause of the engine failure was not positively determined. The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.
Ex F-GADR, first registered in the UK as G-BKIF on 8 October 1982.
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only report dated 14.12.2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-september-october-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-september-october-2023
2. https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-08-10/miraculous-escape-after-plane-crashes-on-main-road
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66468326
4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/light-aircraft-lands-central-reservation-27499116
5. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/live-a40-plane-crash-aircraft-8669331
6. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=124113
7. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12394587/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-road-Rush-hour-traffic-chaos-light-aircraft-touches-central-crash-barrier-A40-carriageway.html
8. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23437579/a40-chaos-plane-emergency-landing/
9. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-BKIF.pdf
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A40_road#Cheltenham_(M5)_%E2%80%93_Abergavenny
Location
Media:
The #A40 in both directions between the #A417 and #M5 J11 near #Chelthenham #Gloucester is closed due to an aviation incident.@Glos_Police @Glosfire @swasFT are all on scene.
— National Highways: South-West (@HighwaysSWEST) August 10, 2023
Traffic is being diverted via local routes pic.twitter.com/0x8beZOdda
The #A40 has reopened in both directions between the #A417 and #M5 J11 near #Chelthenham #Gloucester following the earlier aviation incident.
— National Highways: South-West (@HighwaysSWEST) August 10, 2023
Traffic is now flowing freely. pic.twitter.com/fEUpPfMK4T
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2023 18:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Aug-2023 19:03 | harro | Updated |
| 10-Aug-2023 19:32 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Aug-2023 20:01 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 12-Aug-2023 08:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 12-Aug-2023 08:19 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Dec-2023 10:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Dec-2023 10:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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