BASIP - 420 (SIB)

Serious Incident (Forced Landing due Engine Vibration) - Lahore Flying Club Training Flight, Cessna 172 aircraft, Reg. No. AP-BIX at Vehari on 04-04-2019

  • Type: serious incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: Lahore Flying Club
  • Flight no.: Training Flight
  • Registration number: AP-BIX
  • Type of aircraft: 172
  • Date of occurrence: 04-04-2019
  • Date of uploading: 20-05-2026
  • Location: Military Airfield, Vehari, Punjab

At 0512 hours (h) UTC, on 4th April, 2019, Lahore Flying Club Cessna-172 aircraft, Reg. No. AP-BIX took off for a training flight from Walton Airport, Lahore to Multan International Airport (MIAP), Multan. At 0646 h pilot reported engine vibrations and decided to return back. At 0710 h when aircraft was 38 Nautical Mile (NM) short of Multan Airport, aircraft started losing height. Pilot diverted the aircraft to nearest Military airfield, Vehari (OPVH). After a safe landing at Vehari, the engine flamed out.