AAIB investigation to Auster 5 Alpha, G-APAF

Engine failure during final approach, Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire, 30 September 2016.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
13 April 2017
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
30 September 2016
Aircraft type:
Auster 5 Alpha
Location:
500 m northeast of Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire
Registration:
G-APAF

Summary:

At approximately 300 ft agl, during the final approach to land with carburettor heat ON, the aircraft바카라 사이트™s engine began to lose power and failed to respond to control inputs. The pilot carried out a forced landing during which the aircraft바카라 사이트™s left landing gear was damaged. The pilot attributed the loss of engine power to carburettor icing as a result of a malfunction of the carburettor heat system.

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