ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229863
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 2019 |
| Time: | 17:35 UTC |
| Type: |  Comco Ikarus C42 FB100 Bravo |
| Owner/operator: | Deanland Flight Training Ltd |
| Registration: | G-IRED |
| MSN: | 1207-7210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 3 miles west of Popham Airfield, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Clench Common Airfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire |
| Deanland Airfield, Lewes, East Sussex | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ikarus C42 FB100 Bravo, G-IRED: Oil loss resulting in a forced landing and aircraft nose over, 3 miles west of Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 16 July 2019. The official final AAIB report into the incident was published on 10 October 2019, and the following is the summary from it:
"The aircraft was being flown back to its base airfield after maintenance. Approximately 16 minutes into the flight, the oil pressure reduced to zero and the engine stopped. The pilot carried out a forced landing in a wheat field and during the landing the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot was later informed that there was an unspecified problem with one of the engine pushrod tube seals which resulted in an oil loss."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB Report: "Nose landing gear bent rearwards and vertical stabiliser damaged"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d79f27b40f0b61c7a664095/Ikarus_C42_FB100_Bravo_G-IRED_10-19.pdf
2. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
3. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/26030/G-IRED .
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2019 17:02 | harro | Added |
| 11-Oct-2019 23:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2019 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2019 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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