Incident Socata TB10 Tobago F-GEVI, Friday 21 March 2003
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Date:Friday 21 March 2003
Time:09:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOBA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Socata TB10 Tobago
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: F-GEVI
MSN: 568
Engine model:Lycoming O-360-A1AD
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Biscarrosse-Parentis Airport, 3.5 km SE of Biscarrosse -   France
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Biscarosse, France (LFBS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The planned flight is to check the operation of the aircraft after maintenance operations of a scheduled tour of "one hundred hours." The driver performs the startup, taxi and takeoff without noting anomaly. A leveling off, his actions on the throttle to reduce engine speed have no effect: the system remains at its maximum. The pilot decided to return to the airfield to land. It stops the motor acting on the control of wealth and makes a "touchdown U". He landed without damage.


Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BEA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2003/f-vi030321/htm/f-vi030321.html
2. http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2003/f-vi030321/pdf/f-vi030321.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscarrosse_%E2%80%93_Parentis_Airport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
16-Jun-2014 02:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
16-Jun-2014 02:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]
16-Jun-2014 05:11 Anon. Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]

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