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Avid Speedwing, G-BTMS, 6 May 2008

Air Accidents (AAIB)

Published on 10 December 2014, 21:53

Summary
aircraft category
general-aviation-fixed-wing
aircraft type
Avid Speedwing
bulk published
1
date of occurrence
2008-05-06
location
Burtenshaw Farm, East Sussex
registration
G-BTMS
report type
correspondence-investigation

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Avid Speedwing, G-BTMS

Summary:

Shortly after taking off from a farm strip, the engine power started to reduce slowly. The pilot turned the aircraft back towards the airfield and landed downwind on the runway from which he had just taken off. He was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway and it collided with a parked car.

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15 © Crown copyright 2008 AAIB Bulletin: 9/2008 G-BTMS EW/G2008/05/14 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Avid Speedwing, G-BTMS No & Type of Engines: 1 Rotax 582 piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1999 Date & Time (UTC): 6 May 2008 at 1400 hrs Location: Burtenshaw Farm, East Sussex Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew – 1 Passengers - None Injuries: Crew – None Passengers – N/A Nature of Damage: Minor damage to aircraft and car Commander’s Licence: Commercial Pilot’s Licence - ATPL (Frozen) Commander’s Age: 28 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 201 hours (of which 106 were on type) Last 90 days - 10 hours Last 28 days - None Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot was slowly decreasing. At around 400 ft agl, he turned back towards the strip and positioned the aircraft for a downwind landing on the runway from which he had just taken off. The pilot stated that there was a strong tailwind and he was aware that the groundspeed was very high as he crossed the threshold. He applied the wheel brakes after touchdown, but when the aircraft hit a bump half-way down the runway, it was still travelling fast enough for it to become airborne for a further 30 metres. He was subsequently unable to stop the aircraft on the runway and it collided with a parked car. Synopsis Shortly after taking off from a farm strip, the engine power started to reduce slowly. The pilot turned the aircraft back towards the airfield and landed downwind on the runway from which he had just taken off. He was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway and it collided with a parked car. History of the flight As the owner had replaced the engine spark plugs the day before the accident, his son, who was the pilot on the accident flight, performed a long engine ground run prior to departing from the 300 metre long grass strip. At approximately 150 ft agl, the pilot became aware of a change in the engine noise and noticed that the rpm 16 © Crown copyright 2008 AAIB Bulletin: 9/2008 G-BTMS EW/G2008/05/14 Following the accident the engine was examined by an engineer, but no obvious cause for the loss of power could be found.

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