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Denney Kitfox, G-FOXX, 2 August 2005

Air Accidents (AAIB)

Published on 10 December 2014, 21:19

Summary
aircraft category
general-aviation-fixed-wing
aircraft type
Denney Kitfox
bulk published
1
date of occurrence
2005-08-02
location
Upper Harford, Gloucestershire
registration
G-FOXX
report type
correspondence-investigation

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Denney Kitfox, G-FOXX

Summary:

During the flare of a full stop landing, the pilot initiated a go-around when he was unable to correct a wing drop. On the go-around, he banked the aircraft to avoid some houses and the wingtip struck the ground.

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50 AAIB Bulletin: 11/2005 G-FOXX EW/G2005/08/01 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Denney Kitfox, G-FOXX No & Type of Engines: 1 Rotax 532 piston engine Category: 1.3 Year of Manufacture: 2004 Date & Time (UTC): 2 August 2005 at 1510 hrs Location: Upper Harford, Gloucestershire Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - Nil Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Extensive Commander’s Licence: Private Pilot’s Licence Commander’s Age: 71 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 696 hours (of which 13 were on type) Last 90 days - 11 hours Last 28 days - 5 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot History of the flight After a 50 minute local flight from a private airstrip, the pilot returned for a landing. The airstrip had a surface of dry grass and was approximately 700 m long. For the departure from Runway 26, the pilot had assessed the surface wind as light and variable. However, during the flight he noted that the wind appeared to be gusting and decided to use a touchdown point some ⅓ distance into the strip to avoid known turbulence from nearby trees. For his approach, he assessed the surface wind as 270˚/ 5 kt with gusts of 10 to 15 kt. The pilot reported that he made a steep approach and commenced a flare at about 40 mph for an intended three-point landing. In the flare he was aware of the left wing going down and, with the control column near the rearmost position, he was unable to apply sufficient aileron to correct the roll. He increased power and applied some right rudder in an attempt to raise the left wing. This was successful but resulted in the aircraft heading towards some houses on the right of the airstrip. The pilot then decided to go around so he applied full power and right bank with the intention of passing over 51 AAIB Bulletin: 11/2005 G-FOXX EW/G2005/08/01 a clear area to the right of the houses. However, the right wingtip contacted the ground and the aircraft crashed some 20 to 30 ft from the northern edge of the airstrip. Pilot’s assessment The pilot considered that the accident resulted from both his lack of experience on type and on the effect of a gusting wind on the aircraft type.

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G-FOXX Denney Kitfox Upper Harford, Gloucestershire