ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73292
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna F172F Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Ensiform Aviation Ltd. |
| Registration: | G-ASWL |
| MSN: | 0087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | Continental o-300-d |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grovesend, near the M4 motorway, between junctions 47 and 48 -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Barton Airport, Lancashire (EGCB) |
| Swansea Airport, Fairwood Common, Wales (SWS/EGFH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 03/03/2010 when wrecked in a forced landing at Grovesend, near the M4 motorway, between junctions 47 and 48, About 5 nautical miles north of Swansea Airport. According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft departed Swansea at 08:10 and arrived at Barton at 09:25 hours without reported incident. When the
aircraft departed Barton at 15:15 hours, for the return flight, the fuel tanks were reportedly showing more than half full. When the aircraft was about 8 nautical miles north of Swansea, a cruise descent was initiated from about 4,000 feet, with a mid-range power setting and carburettor heat not selected.
As the aircraft passed about 2,000 feet, engine rpm suddenly dropped to 1,500 feet. The instructor took control and carried out immediate actions, and the rpm increased briefly to about 1,600. The student applied carburettor heat. All other indications were normal, and the instructor reported that the fuel level was at less than a quarter full in each tank. Alternate selection of left then right fuel tanks had no effect.
The instructor transmitted a MAYDAY call and prepared to land at a nearby farm strip. Passing 800 feet, with rpm still at 1,500, it became apparent that the aircraft would not be able to reach the intended strip. The instructor selected the only flat field where an into-wind landing could be carried out and made an approach to it.
Touchdown reportedly occurred on the main wheels at 55 knots and the instructor attempted to delay nose wheel touch down with full aft elevator. However, when the nose wheel lowered, it dug into the soft ground and the aircraft overturned.
The aircraft was fitted with lap belts and diagonal shoulder straps. However, the instructor was not wearing the diagonal strap. Consequently, he suffered facial injuries in the accident, while his student, who was using the full
restraint, was uninjured. The accident attracted a full response from the emergency services, and the occupants were treated by paramedics of the air ambulance helicopter."
Aircraft recovered to Cranfield, Bedfordshire (where wreckage photographed on 19/03/2010); presumably damaged beyond repair, and written off, as registration G-ASWL cancelled by the CAA on 03/11/2010 as aircraft "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ecd540f0b61346000135/Reims_Cessna_F172F_Skyhawk__G-ASWL_08-10.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=ASWL
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8548619.stm
4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/could-been-killed-says-crash-1927826
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/f172show.asp?start=51&count=5]
6. http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2010/03/we-could-have-been-killed-says-crash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2010 14:16 | RobertMB | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 06:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Aug-2012 14:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2013 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2016 17:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2016 17:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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