ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172490
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 2014 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OCTI |
| MSN: | 32-288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Lorrha, Tipperary County -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sandown (Isle of Wight),EGHN |
| Carnmore A'port, Galway, EICM | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engined aircraft was on a private flight from the Isle of Wight (UK) to Galway Airport (EICM), with one pilot, three passengers and a pet dog on board. While over the south midlands of Ireland, the aircraft developed engine vibration followed by a loss of engine power and smoke in the aircraft cabin. The pilot, who was also an experienced glider pilot, shut down the engine and performed a forced landing into an agricultural field in County Tipperary. There was no fire and except for minor damage to the engine cowling, the aircraft was undamaged. None of the occupants were injured.
Probable Cause
Detachment of the number five engine cylinder due to the fatigue failure of a number of the cylinder retention studs.
Contributory Factors:
1. Insufficient pre-load on the cylinder retention studs.
2. The presence of corrosion on the studs as a consequence of the loss of the cadmium plating.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/REPORT%202016-001.pdf
https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1224/668879-portumna-plane-crash/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150515140442/http://www.clare.fm/news/no-injuries-tipp-plane-crash
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93566991
http://www.pbase.com/dhaslam/image/158626581
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2014 18:00 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Dec-2014 04:57 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2014 15:28 | Chieftain | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 26-Dec-2014 19:38 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 26-Dec-2014 19:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2014 07:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 11-Dec-2016 10:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Nov-2017 14:36 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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