ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238838
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 2020 |
| Time: | 12:26 UTC |
| Type: |  Europa XS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BXTD |
| MSN: | PFA 247-12772 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Enstone Airfield, 4.5 nm east of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Enstone Airfield (EGTN) |
| Enstone Airfield (EGTN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of an experimental Europa XS, performed an emergency landing in a field, near Enstone Airfield (EGTN) 4.5 nautical miles east of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
During a right turn and climb shortly after takeoff, the engine rapidly reduced speed and stopped. Unable to restart the engine, the instructor carried out a forced landing in a field. The aircraft was badly damaged but both occupants were uninjured. The cause of the engine stoppage could not be positively determined. It was found that the bend radius of the oil pipe connected to the oil pump had narrowed the cross-section of the pipe, restricting oil flow into the engine. However, there were also possible causal factors of corrosion, due to an extended period in which the aircraft was not flown, and fatigue damage related to a previous incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/18618056.plane-engine-fails-leads-emergency-landing-oxfordshire-field/
2. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18618056.plane-engine-fails-leads-emergency-landing-oxfordshire-field/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstone_Airfield
4. G-BXTD on Sept 17, 1995: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/547266
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2020 15:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Jul-2020 16:00 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 16:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 19:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2021 19:39 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 08-Apr-2021 19:40 | harro | Updated [Date] |
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