ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222846
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| Date: | Monday 11 March 2019 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2002-JF |
| Owner/operator: | Waterford Aero Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | EI-GIS |
| MSN: | 191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Waterford Airport, Ballygarran, Co Waterford -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Waterford Airport (WAT/EIWF) |
| Waterford Airport (WAT/EIWF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, with a solo Student Pilot on board, was carrying out circuit training at Waterford Airport (EIWF). As the aircraft commenced a turn onto the base-leg of its first circuit, the engine began to vibrate violently, lost power, and did not respond to throttle inputs. On final approach to Runway (RWY) 21, the Student Pilot declared an emergency (Mayday), and informed EIWF Air Traffic Control (ATC) that he was carrying out a forced landing. The aircraft touched down in a field, bounced, and continued through a boundary hedge. The aircraft came to rest, inverted, in the adjacent field. The Student Pilot exited the aircraft uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There was no fire.
Probable Cause
A forced landing due to insufficient engine power, attributable to coolant from unsecured coolant hose, being ingested into the right-hand engine cylinders.
Contributory Cause(s)
1. Impact with a tree during the forced landing.
2. An un-blanked tapping in the right intake manifold provided a path of entry for the coolant.
3. Residual engine power, coupled with a take-off wing flap configuration, resulting in a high speed touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pilot-has-remarkable-escape-from-light-aircraft-crash-37900642.html
https://www.wlrfm.com/2019/03/11/plane-crash/
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/trainee-pilot-injured-in-light-aircraft-crash-near-waterford-airport-910204.html
Media:
Trainee pilot injured in light aircraft crash near Waterford Airport https://t.co/6yXjwJZpgZ pic.twitter.com/1CvJMZKh1r
— BreakingNews.ie (@breakingnewsie) March 11, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2019 14:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Mar-2019 15:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 11-Mar-2019 15:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2019 15:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2020 10:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 04-Jun-2021 18:21 | Eugenio Grigorjev | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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