AAIB investigation to Avid Speedwing Avid Flyer, G-BUZE
Loss of control during forced landing, field near Midhurst Sussex, 13 September 2014.
Summary:
About 10 minutes into the flight from a farm strip, the pilot noticed the engine temperature rising. He advised a colleague at the farm by radio, turned back toward the strip and reduced power in an attempt to cool the engine; however, the engine then stopped. 皇冠体育app pilot selected a field in which to make a forced landing and tried, unsuccessfully, to restart the engine.
皇冠体育app aircraft was fast on the initial touchdown, bounced, and then struck a fence and trees at the end of the field, before coming to a stop inverted. 皇冠体育app pilot, uninjured, exited the aircraft via the pilot鈥檚 door. On later inspection of the engine, the pilot identified that the radiator cap was missing and that the engine had seized due to the lack of cooling.
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