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

Vol de navigation AD Poitiers (86).

Lors d'une navigation circulaire, le pilote effectue un amerrissage forcé à la suite d'une panne moteur. Le pilote, indemne, est secouru. L'avion a coulé.

The translation below is for information only:

Cross-country flight from Poitiers AD

During a circular cross-country flight, the pilot ditched the aeroplane following an engine failure. The pilot, unhurt was rescued. The aeroplane sank.

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Panne moteur en croisière, amerrissage forcé

General information
Local date	10/07/2022
Responsible entity	France - BEA
Scope of Investigation	Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - France - 17 Charente-Maritime
Location	Proche 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	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Small 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.