ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153321
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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 2006 |
| Time: | 17:42 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 HDS Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-OANN |
| MSN: | PFA 162-1293 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Perth (Scone) Airfield, New Scone, 3.5 miles NE of Perth -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | North Moor Airfield, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| Perth/Scone Airport (PSL/EGPT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged 23-04-2006 when force landed near Perth (Scone) Airfield, New Scone, 3.5 miles North East of Perth, Tayside, due to engine failure. The pilot - the sole person on board - sustained minor injuries. Accoarding to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident:
"The aircraft departed from North Moor Airfield, near Scunthorpe, for a flight to Perth (Scone) Airfield, a direct distance of 200 nautical miles. Before departure, the pilot, who owned the aircraft, checked the fuel quantity on board; there was a full 55 litre ‘header’ tank, and an estimated 20 litres in the starboard wing tank. The header tank gauge showed ‘full’ but the wing tank gauge was unserviceable.
The pilot took off at 14:40 hours and made a brief stop en-route at Charterhall Airfield, near Duns in Scotland, before continuing on to Perth. As he approached Perth the pilot established radio contact and commenced a descent for a downwind join to Runway 21 right hand.
As the aircraft was approaching the downwind leg, at 1,000 feet, the engine stopped. The pilot tried to restart the engine but this was unsuccessful and it quickly became clear that a forced landing would be necessary. The pilot landed in a farmer’s field situated nearby.
The aircraft was severely damaged but the pilot, who was wearing a lap strap with diagonal shoulder strap, received only minor injuries. He was able to vacate the aircraft unassisted and contacted the emergency services. The weather at the time was reported to be fine, with good visibility and a surface wind estimated to be from the north at 10 knots.
In his report the pilot considered that the engine was either burning fuel at a higher rate than the 22 litres per hour that he had planned, or that there may have been a fuel leak. He also thought that carburettor icing was a possibility."
Nature of Damage to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Severe damage" sustained to the airframe. However, G-OANN lived to fly again after being rebuilt. The rebuild involved a new fuselage: the original (wrecked) fuselage ended up at the Deeside Acivity Park at Banorchy (see below); G-AONN now flies in 2016 with a new fuselage, and its ninth owner from new
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f935ed915d137400072d/Zenair_CH_601HDS__G-OANN_08-06.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=OANN
3. http://www.deesideactivitypark.com/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001116809.html
5. http://www.laa-archive.org.uk/results.php?q=Zenair%20CH%20601HD&fields=model
6. http://piti.forumfree.it/?t=70922880 (Italian text)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2013 11:37 | harro | Added |
| 05-Dec-2014 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2016 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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