Accident Raj Hamsa X-Air 582(11) Falcon EI-CXC, Thursday 7 September 2023
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Date:Thursday 7 September 2023
Time:17:10
Type:Raj Hamsa X-Air 582(11) Falcon
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: EI-CXC
MSN: KIT 333
Engine model:Rotax 582/48
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Emo, Co Laois -   Ireland
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Limetree Airfield
Destination airport:Limetree Airfield
Investigating agency: AAIU
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A Raj Hamsa X'Air 582(11) force landed following a loss of engine power after takeoff.


The aircraft was operating at approximately 445 kg which was close to its MTOW of 450 kg, on a warm evening. The Pilot recalled that the aircraft’s rate of climb following take-off was low and that when the aircraft was at 50 to 60 ft above the terrain of a hill on the take-off path from runway 19, the engine coughed several times and the aircraft lost height. An emergency landing was carried out into an agricultural field, during which there was substantial damage to the aircraft, and a minor injury to the passenger.
Subsequently, the engine was dismantled, and it was found that a cold seizure had occurred in the forward cylinder with the piston expanding faster than the cylinder liner, resulting in contact between the piston and the cylinder wall. There was also evidence of a loss of clearance between the piston and the cylinder liner in the rear piston.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIU
Report number: 2024-005
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/09/07/aircraft-crashes-outside-emo-co-laois/
https://laois-nationalist.ie/2023/09/08/emergency-landing-by-light-aircraft-in-laois/
https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/local-news/1292382/one-taken-to-hospital-following-aircraft-crash-in-neighbouring-laois.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2023 05:50 gerard57 Added
08-Sep-2023 11:14 gerard57 Updated
08-Sep-2023 18:42 Anon. Updated
08-Sep-2023 19:03 aus Updated
11-Sep-2023 06:46 Anon. Updated
11-Sep-2023 06:48 harro Updated
06-Aug-2024 12:30 ASN Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]
06-Aug-2024 12:34 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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