http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/local-news/breaking_news_plane_crash_in_hucknall_1_3446409
It was a Cessna 120 apparently on an airtest for it’s permit renewal, or so I have been told. Both got out ok but Aircraft is not so fortunate.
By: TonyT - 8th June 2011 at 15:15
One of ours saw it in the field and got a picture from the air, but haven’t seen it, they were very lucky, Hucknall is a pretty well built up area around it.
We had a none Historic 152 doing practice circuits and bumps go wide in the circuit there, the instructor asked him where he would force land, he seeing there was nowhere on the next circuit kept it tight and lo and behold the carb failed, the instructor took over and managed to get it back on the field, she did a damn good job, running it on the ground it would tickover and any attempt to take it above that it died, carb swap with another and it was fine. I MOR’ed it, but the engine was pulled as it had under 10 hours remaining and was shipped back to Lycoming with letter attached about the Carb subject to a report…. Never heard anything back from it or the MOR.
By: The Blue Max - 8th June 2011 at 14:57
Cessna 120 Whiskey Delta crashed after what is believed to be a carburettor fault on air test.
One pilot sustained two crushed vertabrae. The Cessna is probably a write off.John
Carb Ice ??
By: John Aeroclub - 8th June 2011 at 14:06
Cessna 120 Whiskey Delta crashed after what is believed to be a carburettor fault on air test.
One pilot sustained two crushed vertabrae. The Cessna is probably a write off.
John
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