Accident Diamond DA40 Diamond Star VT-FGC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279214
 
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Date:Monday 13 June 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DA40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star
Owner/operator:Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)
Registration: VT-FGC
MSN: 40.1005
Year of manufacture:2009
Total airframe hrs:10057 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-360-M1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Khairna village, Fursatganj -   India
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Fursatganj Airfield
Destination airport:Fursatganj Airfield
Investigating agency: AAIB India
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft sustained substantial damage in a forced landing.

Probable cause of the accident
The accident occurred when the aircraft engine lost power in flight and failed to restart despite a few attempts by the Student Pilot. Thereafter, SOP was followed, and while approaching for an emergency landing, the student pilot could not glide the aircraft properly and the aircraft collided with trees. The investigation has established that an engine component failed, but conclusive evidence to establish the serviceability of components was lost due to damage to engine components.
Contributory Factor(s):
1. Lack of supervision by Flight Instructor

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB India
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://twitter.com/TOILucknow/status/1536249490805751808

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jun-2022 07:55 harro Added
13-Jun-2022 07:58 harro Updated [Cn, Embed code]
03-Apr-2024 18:48 ASN Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report]

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