Streak Shadow, G-BUGM, 10 July 2010

Streak Shadow, G-BUGM

Summary:

The aircraft was flying from Sibson airfield to Northampton airfield when, approximately 10nm north-east of the destination and at a height of about 1500 ft agl, the engine lost power over a period of five seconds. Attempts to restart the engine failed. The prevailing wind was southerly at 15-20 kt, reducing to 10 kt at the surface. The pilot turned the aircraft into wind and made a MAYDAY call. He identified a field and carried out a forced landing. The landing was abrupt and resulted in damage to the nose wheel, nose cone, fuselage and strobe but no injury to the pilot. The pilot cancelled the MAYDAY, turned off the fuel and electrical power and vacated the aircraft. Having exited the aircraft the pilot discovered that he had landed across Wold Lodge farm strip. The strip runs east to west and had a standing crop about 18 inches high on either side. The pilot reported that there was sufficient fuel and oil onboard. The weather conditions were conducive for a moderate risk of carburettor icing using cruise power and a serious risk with descent power. At the time of this report, the cause of the engine failure was unknown.

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48 © Crown copyright 2011 AAIB Bulletin: 1/2011 G-BUGM EW/G2010/07/06 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Streak Shadow, G-BUGM No & Type of Engines: 1 Rotax 582 piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1992 Date & Time (UTC): 10 July 2010 at 1729 hrs Location: Wold Lodge Farm Strip, Northamptonshire Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - None Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Nosewheel detached, nosecone and fuselage substantially damaged Commander’s Licence: National Private Pilot’s Licence Commander’s Age: 40 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 251 hours (of which 103 were on type) Last 90 days - 7 hours Last 28 days - 3 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot and subsequent enquiries by the AAIB The aircraft was flying from Sibson Airfield to Northampton Airfield when, approximately 10 nm north-east of the destination and at a height of about 1,500 ft agl, the engine lost power over a period of five seconds. Attempts to restart the engine failed. The prevailing wind was southerly at 15-20 kt, reducing to 10 kt at the surface. The pilot turned the aircraft into wind and made a MAYDAY call. He identified a field and carried out a forced landing. The landing was abrupt and resulted in damage to the nosewheel, nose cone, fuselage and strobe but no injury to the pilot. The pilot cancelled the MAYDAY, turned off the fuel and electrical power and vacated the aircraft. Having exited the aircraft the pilot discovered that he had landed across Wold Lodge Farm Strip. The strip runs east to west and had a standing crop about 18 inches high on either side. The pilot reported that there was sufficient fuel and oil onboard. The weather conditions presented a moderate risk of carburettor icing using cruise power and a serious risk with descent power. At the time of this report, the cause of the engine failure is unknown.

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