What happened
During a local training flight operating out of RAF Manby, the crew was conducting a simulated engine failure procedure. The exercise involved flying with the right engine shut down and the propeller in a feathered position. While the aircraft was climbing through approximately 400 feet at a speed of 85 knots, the flight crew found they could not sustain the necessary rate of climb.
Due to the inability to maintain altitude under these specific parameters, the pilot-in-command initiated an emergency descent. The twin engine aircraft subsequently performed a belly landing in a field situated roughly 2.5 miles southwest of the airfield, in the vicinity of Little Cawthorpe. The impact resulted in the total loss of the airframe.
Findings
- The crew sustained two slight injuries during the incident.
- The primary factor leading to the emergency landing was the inability to maintain a positive rate of climb while operating on a single engine.