Accident to the Cessna F152 registered F-GMOU on 10/07/2022 near the Île de Ré

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The pilot took off for a circular cross-country flight departing from Poitiers-Biard airport. After a flight time of approximately one hour, when he was passing abeam Tranche-sur-Mer and heading towards La Rochelle, the pilot heard engine misfires. These intensified a short time later, then the engine shut down. The pilot initially decided to glide to La Rochelle-île de Ré airport but seeing that he would not be able to reach the airport, he changed heading in order to try to join Ile de Ré to carry out a forced landing. When he understood that he could not reach firm ground, he prepared to ditch. The pilot ditched and then evacuated the aeroplane.

The investigation was not able to determine the cause of the engine misfires or of its shutdown.

General information

Local date	10/07/2022
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 17 Charente-Maritime
Location	Near Ile de Ré
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	SCF-PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
File number	BEA2022-0317

Flight Information

Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France (ACB du Poitou)
Manufacturer / Model	CESSNA - F152
Aircraft Registration	F-GMOU
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFRI (EDM): La Roche-Sur-Yon Les Ajoncs
Planned destination	France - LFBH (LRH): La Rochelle Ile de Ré
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1925
Operator Type AG	Flying club/school
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.

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