ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347761
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| Date: | Monday 26 June 2023 |
| Time: | 10:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AVLG |
| MSN: | 28-23358 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Thruxton Aerodrome, 5 miles West of Andover, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bournemouth International Airport (BOH/EGHH) |
| Thruxton Airport (EGHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Piper PA-28-140, G-AVLG made a forced landing near Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire, due to fuel exhaustion.
The aircraft was being flown from Bournemouth Airport to Thruxton Aerodrome where it would be refuelled before being flown to its base at Middle Wallop Airfield. The pilot joined left base at Thruxton for a landing on Runway 25. He completed his downwind checks and as he turned onto Final, the engine began to run roughly and lost power. The pilot switched to the right fuel tank which appeared to have no effect on the engine power. Realising he would not make the runway threshold, he selected a field just to the right of the extended centre line and carried out an uneventful forced landing. The aircraft was undamaged and the pilot uninjured.
Shortly after landing the pilot established, by running the fuel pump and checking the fuel pressure, that the left fuel tank was empty and that some fuel remained in the right tank
Damage to airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report, the airframe sustained no damage. Piper G-AVLG was first UK registered on 8.5.1967. At the time of the above incident, it was with its 12th owner since then. Subsequent to the above incident, the aircraft was sold (on 27.9.2023) to a new owner (its 13th owner) and was reportedly still flying regularly from Leicester Airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6527e571aea2d00013219c62/Piper_PA-28-140_G-AVLG_11-23.pdf
2. G-ALVG History 1967-76: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AVLG-1.pdf
3. G-ALVG History 1977-85: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AVLG-2.pdf
4. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-AVLG
5. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-AVLG/994367
6. https://www.ataviation.co.uk/product/pa28-140-g-avlg-for-hire-at-at-aviation/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thruxton_Aerodrome
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2023 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Nov-2023 17:45 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report] |
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