ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220484
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| Date: | Thursday 3 January 2019 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195B |
| Owner/operator: | Spirit In De Lucht Inc |
| Registration: | N1581D |
| MSN: | 7864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R-755S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colestocks Boerderij, Honiton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunkeswell Airport (EGTU) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot tried to perform an emergency landing in a field at Colestocks Farm, Honiton, Devon, due to an unspecified "mechanical failure", the aircraft flipped upside down. The pilot - said to be "in his 40s and from Exeter" was uninjured. Some press reports indicate that the aircraft overturned due to the main wheels becoming embedded in soft ground on touchdown.
UPDATE: The official AAIB report into the incident was published on 13 June 2019, and the following is an exscerpt from it...
"Cessna 195, N1581D: Engine failure and forced landing, Colestocks, East Devon, 3 January 2019.
The aircraft was being flown from Dunkeswell Airfield to Branscombe Airfield in Devon in good weather with the wind calm, CAVOK and QNH 1004 hPa. Shortly after departure, the engine began to lose power from which it recovered briefly before suffering a total power loss at a position where turning back to the airfield was not an option. The pilot flew towards the lower ground to the west and checked the mixture, throttle and fuel pumps. He moved the fuel tank selector to the left, right and then both tanks in turn and recycled both magnetos, all to no effect. He made an approach to a large field, touching down briefly on the soft ground before allowing the aircraft to fly down the gentle slope and touch down again on a gentle upslope. The wheels began to dig in and, on crossing some slightly firmer ground, the pilot thought that the tail was lowering normally. However, the wheels dug in heavily and the aircraft nosed over onto its back. The pilot was uninjured and able to exit the aircraft through the normal door. No cause for the engine problem was identified."
Damage sustained to airframe: The the above AAIB report "Propeller, fuselage and cockpit glazing damaged"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ce3dc9ded915d2480cf131f/Cessna_195_N1581D_06-19.pdf
2. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/live-plane-crash-devon-honiton-2386582
3. https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/plane-flips-over-during-crash-landing-in-hontion-field-breaking-1-5838976
4. Cessna 195 International Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cessna195/
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1582591 (photo)
6. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N1581D
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-devon-46672345
8. http://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/plane-crashes-in-east-devon/
9. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/features-and-news/search-for-distress-signal-is-plane-sailing-for-Ofcom-engineer
10. https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/plane-crash-still-shrouded-mystery-3047279
Media:
Cessna 195 N1581B (lower right picture)
AAIB June bulletin publishedhttps://t.co/muOZ4es96t pic.twitter.com/T1PAkAkic3
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) 13 June 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2019 15:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jan-2019 15:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2019 15:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2019 20:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2019 10:05 | mojga | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 04-Jan-2019 17:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jan-2019 20:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2019 16:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 14-Jun-2019 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2019 17:20 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Accident report, ] |
| 18-Jan-2020 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-May-2021 14:11 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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