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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 2021 |
| Time: | 13:32 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Sakurai Aviaton |
| Registration: | 4R-ASJ |
| MSN: | 38-79A0579 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Payagala, Kalutara -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
| Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAASL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk 4R-ASJ of Sakurai Aviation made an emergency landing on a beach in Payagala in the Kalutara district after an engine RPM drop during cruise. This was a cross country training flight where the flight plan was to take off from Ratmalana Airport (VCCC) and fly over Dondra at 3500ft before carrying out touch and goes at Koggala Airport (VCCK) and Katukurunda Airport (VCCN). The incident occurred before any of that shortly after passing abeam Katukurunda Airport (VCCN) at 1500ft. The 2 pilots onboard were not injured. The aircraft had sustained damage to the left wheel assembly after hitting a reef on the beach while landing. The aircraft was carefully transported to Ratmalana Airport (VCCC) hours later.
The investigation revealed that carburetor icing or vapor lock was the probable cause of the engine RPM drop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dailymirror.lk/latest_news/Light-training-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-in-Beruwala/342-227472
http://www.adaderana.lk/news/79348/private-owned-light-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-payagala-beach
CAASL
Location
Media:
A light training Aircraft belonging to a private company with an instructor & a trainee pilot on-board has made an emergency landing on a beach near Beruwala area this afternoon. No injuries to individuals or damages to the aircraft were reported.#SriLanka #SLnews pic.twitter.com/i5FpLgAVSL
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) December 22, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2021 12:45 | RobertMB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2021 12:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:12 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2024 07:52 | Prometheus | Updated [Category, ] |
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