ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199264
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 2017 |
| Time: | 10:16 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301T Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-RIGH |
| MSN: | 32-46123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Faversham Road, Seasalter, near Whitstable, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| France | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed an emergency landing due to engine problems in a field off Faversham Road, Seasalter, near Whitstable, Kent. The aircraft was en route to France. All six occupants were injured.
Update: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 11 January 2018, and the following is an excerpt from that report...
"In the cruise, during his second flight of the day, the pilot reported that he noticed the alternator light was lit. Attempts to troubleshoot the problem did not resolve it and electrical systems progressively failed, also affecting engine indications. He briefed his passengers and elected to carry out a forced landing in a field. The touchdown was hard and the pilot reported that the right wheel “stuck in the mud” before the landing gear detached. There were no injuries.
In hindsight, the pilot stated that he could have landed safely at an airfield but that the number of problems being presented to him restricted his thinking and mental capacity."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Right landing gear detached, propeller bent and right side skin damage".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a3cc2f8ed915d6be6a8b85d/Piper_PA-32R-301_Saratoga_SP_G-RIGH_01-18.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4830316/Plane-Parbold-forced-land-field-sheep.html
4. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/whitstable/news/six-hurt-as-plane-lands-131199/
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-RIGH.html
6. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8364885
7. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1585787
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2014 | G-RIGH | Private | 0 | Strathallan Airfield, Auchterarder, Perthshire | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Images:
Manchester-Barton (EGCB), Lancashire, UK - 22nd September 2007
Manchester- Barton Airfield (EGCB) Lancashire, UK - 22nd September 2007
Media:
SEASALTER update: The pilot and 5 passengers received minor injuries after an aircraft made an emergency landing near The Sportsman today. pic.twitter.com/ReCfPH5zIq
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) 28 August 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2017 07:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Aug-2017 07:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 29-Aug-2017 11:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2017 11:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2017 12:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 11:36 | harro | Updated [Time] |
| 12-Jan-2018 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2018 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2020 21:00 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 12-Mar-2020 07:10 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Jun-2023 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [[Photo]] |
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