ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21773
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2008 |
| Time: | 13:37 |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/180 Regent |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro-club Dassault Ile-de-France |
| Registration: | F-GDYD |
| MSN: | 1642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming o-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, near Cerrigydrudion, Conwy, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cherbourg (CER/LRFC) |
| Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was on the second leg of a seven day journey from France to the United States of America (USA). As it transited over North Wales, avoiding cloud and the high ground, the engine ran down. The pilot had selected the fuel to feed from the left wing tank. The time that had elapsed since that selection indicated that the engine could have suffered from fuel starvation. However, the conditions were also conducive to carburettor icing. The engine could not be restarted and the pilot carried out a forced landing into a field. During the landing the aircraft ran into a bank in the far corner of the field and was substantially damaged. Both crew members were seriously injured. Although there was a significant spillage of fuel, there was no fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fa7040f0b6134200070d/Avions_Pierre_Robin_DR400-180__F-GDYD_09-09.pdf
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7515611.stm
3. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=633459
4. http://ailesdaventure.canalblog.com/ [french text]
5. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/
6. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/all-about/denbighshire
7. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?82686-Robin-incident-in-Wales-today
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2008 15:25 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Oct-2012 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2014 03:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2016 17:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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