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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Sinus 912 |
| Owner/operator: | Jharkhand Flying Institute |
| Registration: | VT-GDI |
| MSN: | 407SN912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,4 km SW of Dhanbad Airport (DBD/VEDB), Barwadda, Jharkhand -
 India
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dhanbad Airport (DBD/VEDB) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Pipistrel Sinus 912 Light Sport Aircraft, registration VT-GDI, crashed into house following a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from Dhanbad Airport (DBD/VEDB), Jharkhand, India.
The pilot and his 14 year old passenger sustained minor Injuries and are safe.
Probable Cause of the Accident
The Joy ride sortie was convened in a hurry and the pre-flight inspection was not carried out as per documented requirement. Various requirements laid down for safe flight operation were disregarded. Therefore, both fuel valves left unnoticed in closed position. Consequently, the engine stopped just after take-off due to fuel starvation.
“In view of the above discussion the probable cause of this accident is attributed to the inappropriate aircraft handling (it includes non-adherence to SOPs laid down by DGCA and OEM) and latent Organizational influence.”
The contributory factors to this accident are attributed to the following:
a) Non-existence of regulation pertaining to Glider training Organization in India.
Consequently, no safety oversight of the organization by DGCA.
b) Lack of safety culture in the organization.
c) Non adherence to the various DGCA CAR regulation.
d) Lack of situational awareness, since pilot did not respond as required in the post engine failure situation.
e) Human factors such as Complacency, Emotional condition (Cognitive factors)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/video-joyride-glider-slams-into-house-in-jharkhand-2-injured-3888088#pfrom=home-ndtv_bigstory
https://twitter.com/Live_Hindustan/status/1638956273839525888
http://jharkhandfilms.org/locations/7
Location
Media:
Live Plane Crash#accident #planecrash #Aircraftcrash #dhanbad pic.twitter.com/4NjrSU27uZ
— Chiranjivi Singh?? (@chiranjivi470) March 23, 2023
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 24, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2025 17:36 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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