ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179520
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 2012 |
| Time: | 09:21 |
| Type: |  Cessna FA152 Aerobat (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | The Moray Flying Club (1990) |
| Registration: | G-MPBH |
| MSN: | 152-0374 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kerrow Farm, Dunphail, 11 nm SW of RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire (FSS/EGQK) |
| RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire (FSS/EGQK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/4/2012 when force landed at Kerrow Farm, Dunphail, 11 nautical miles south-west of RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The pilot carried out a bird avoidance manoeuvre, during which he closed the throttle. When the throttle was opened again the engine did not respond. Restart attempts were not successful and the pilot carried out a forced landing. Although the aircraft sustained damage, neither aircraft occupant was injured.
The aircraft sustained damage to the nose leg, propeller and engine area forward of the firewall. The left wing also sustained damage and there was a fuel leak. However, there was only minor damage to the cabin area and both occupants, who were wearing full harnesses and were uninjured, vacated the aircraft through the main doors.
The pilot’s report did not include an assessment of the cause of the accident. Given the temperatures of the day and the evidently moist conditions, carburettor icing would have been a serious risk. If the aircraft had been so affected, there was a risk of the engine stopping after the throttle was retarded to idle, as the pilot reported doing in response to the inadvertent climb which had taken him close to the cloud base".
Due to the damage sustained, as outlined above, the aircraft was deemed "damaged beyond economic repair", and the registration G-MPBH was cancelled by the CAA on 7/2/2013 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422efdb40f0b61342000273/Reims_Cessna_FA152_Aerobat_G-MPBH_08-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/f151show.asp?start=351&count=50]
4. https://stv.tv/news/north/140834-pilot-avoiding-two-birds-led-to-kinloss-cessna-emergency-landing/
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1176728/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2015 11:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Sep-2015 11:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2016 00:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Jan-2020 16:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 25-Jan-2020 17:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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