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| Date: | Monday 20 August 2012 |
| Time: | 09:31 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P92-JS |
| Owner/operator: | SIA „TEKARA” |
| Registration: | YL-ROS |
| MSN: | 069 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912S2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Pūre, Rīga-Ventspils highway, not far from Pūre church -
 Latvia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kuressaare Airport (URE/EEKE) |
| Riga-Central Airport (EVRS) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Emergency landing on Rīga-Ventspils highway after engine failure.
Causes of a serious aviation incident:
- Aircraft engine stalling in flight.
- Exposure of the airship to environmental and physical factors;
- Failure to observe weather conditions during over-water flight.
Contributing cause of a serious aviation incident:
- Pilot inexperience in flying in severe weather conditions;
- Insufficient knowledge of carburettor icing conditions by the pilot.
Root cause of a serious aviation incident:
- Aircraft carburettor icing
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.taiib.gov.lv/lv/media/334/download
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 2011 | YL-ROS | SIA „TEKARA” | 0 | Spilve airport | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2024 07:42 | edijs1504 | Added |
| 22-Feb-2024 07:44 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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