ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139167
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| Date: | 08-OCT-2011 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna F172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AWMP |
| C/n / msn: | F172-0488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Upwood Airfield, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Upwood Airfield, Cambridgeshire (X3UP) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power, and the pilot carried out a forced landing in a field during, which the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot suffered a minor injury to his face but was able to vacate the aircraft unaided.
The airfield’s surface consisted of long grass which was wet. The weather conditions were reported as: 4,000 metres visibility in drizzle, broken cloud at 700 feet and overcast at 800 feet. The pilot candidly commented that he considered carburettor icing to be the most likely cause of the power loss, as the conditions during the long taxi to the takeoff point were conducive to its formation.
He had conducted a carburettor heat check as part of his pre-takeoff checks by selecting the carburettor heat ON and then OFF again immediately after seeing a normal rpm drop. With hindsight, he acknowledges that a longer application of carburettor heat would have probably identified the presence of induction ice and ensured its removal before flight.
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Substantial" damage. Aircraft later declared to be an insurance write-off (damaged beyond economical repair): registration G-AWMP cancelled by the CAA on 14.11.2011 as aircraft "destroyed"
Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f3c7e5274a13170004bd/Cessna_F172H_Skyhawk_G-AWMP_01-12.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/pilot_survives_airfield_crash_landing_1_3138037
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6609737
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldbuckshots/4843725333
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2011 10:24 | saf7670 | Added |
| 11-Oct-2011 10:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2011 10:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2012 12:33 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2012 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2012 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 23-Dec-2014 04:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2016 00:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
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