INCIDENT REPORTS PHOTOS BY KEITH WILSON/SFB PHOTOGRAPHIC - File images for illustrative purposes only Landing in the rough


He also tried leaning the mixture, also to no effect, before returning to fully rich. As the aircraft was halfway to Daedalus


PIPER PA-32R-301T SARATOGA II TC Lee-on-Solent, 10 April, 2016 The pilot had flown the Saratoga from Daedalus to Bournemouth and, after 30 minutes on the ground, took off back to Daedalus. He levelled off at 1,800ft amsl,


selected cruise power and turned the electric fuel pump off. Shortly afterwards, the engine began


to run roughly so he turned the fuel pump back on and changed tanks, but there was no effect on the rough running engine.


How the canopy opens in flight


MCR-01 BANBI Brimpton Airfield, 5 June, 2016


The pilot was at the hold ready for departure when the airfield was closed due to an accident, so he shut down and opened the canopy. The airfield reopened after some three hours and the pilot repeated his pre-take-


off checks but without a visual check of the canopy locks located behind his shoulders. The canopy opened after take-off and the pilot struggled to gain height despite using full power, so he concentrated on flying and started a left-hand circuit to return to the runway. He said that control difficulties due to the open canopy


akeo damage mystery


VANS RV-6A Andrewsfield Airfield, 8 May, 2016


The Vans had just started taking off from the grass Runway 09 Right when it hit an unseen obstruction. The nose pitched down and then up, but as the aircraft was accelerating and handling normally the pilot continued. After landing, the nose


Stalled start


EUROPA, Holmbeck Airfield, Buckinghamshire, 31 March, 2016


The pilot was preparing to demonstrate the aircraft to a potential buyer and taxied


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gear fairings were found to be damaged and grass and earthwas lodged in the torn fibreglass structures; the nose gear leg was also bent. The pilot thought the aircraft may have encountered a shallow gulley or rabbit hole on the ground run. The aerodrome carried out a full runway inspection afterwards, but no surface


to grass Runway 29 which is 517m long, with the wind reported to be 350° at 5kt. After carrying out the power checks,


briefing the passenger and selecting half flap, he applied full power. The first 50m of runway had an upslope, but after this the Europa accelerated normally and the pilot rotated at 50kt, about 400m down the runway. The aircraft lifted off to some


irregularities were found. Several other aircraft had used the area, both before and after the Vans had taken off and no other adverse reports had been received.


15ft but then the right wing and nose dropped and it hit the ground. It slid for about 10m and slewed to the right before stopping with the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot is unsure whether he had set


the pitch trim incorrectly or had applied too much rearward movement of the control column.


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he continued for a downwind join for Runway 23. No Pan call was transmitted. When downwind, the pilot saw a glider and tug on the airfield and announced his position. He was told the glider launch would be expedited, but on final at 300ft the glider still hadn’t started its take-off roll, so the pilot applied power to go- around. The engine didn’t respond and the Saratoga was forced into a grass field short of the runway. It sustained substantial damage, but the pilot was unhurt. A total of 50 U.S. gallons of fuel were


found on-board and testing showed no water or other contaminants. The engine and ancillaries were removed and sent for overhaul, but despite extensive examination no fault was identified.


prevented a normal flare and the aircraft landed heavily, damaging the landing gear and propeller. The pilot concluded that the canopy had been left unlocked and he hadn’t identified the error because he didn’t check the locks. He thought he hadn’t taken enough time to ensure the pre-take-off checks were properly carried out and that, given the break, the checks should have been started again from the beginning, despite any time pressure.


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