Partenavia P.68 crash, Sep 23, 2021, Carnsore Point
Partenavia P.68 accident on September 23, 2021 near Carnsore Point, Leinster, Ireland with no fatalities. Cause: Separate interruptions to the fuel...
- Date: September 23, 2021
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Carnsore Point, Leinster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Separate interruptions to the fuel supply of each engine while operating at or below a quarter of tank capacity, leading to a forced landing. Unclear flight manual limitations and a misleading fuel selector panel contributed.
A Partenavia P.68 on a marine wildlife survey off the Irish coast suffered separate fuel supply interruptions to each engine while operating at low fuel quantity. The pilot made a forced landing on the shale beach at Carnsore Point and the nose structure was badly damaged. The pilot and one researcher were seriously injured and two other researchers had minor injuries.