Ikarus C42 FB80, G-CDRO, 26 May 2013

Ikarus C42 FB80, G-CDRO

Summary:

The aircraft was landing at Old Sarum Airfield following a flight from Popham. The weather conditions were fine, with a very light wind from the north-west. The pilot flew a normal approach to Runway 24 but the aircraft ‘ballooned’ in the flare, which the pilot attributed to him pulling the control column back too far. He attempted to recover the situation by applying a small amount of power to control the descent on to the runway. However, the aircraft made a heavy touch down and the left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer sharply to the left and off the grass runway. The pilot and his passenger, who were both wearing full harnesses, were uninjured. In his report, the pilot recognised that a go-around would have been the correct course of action.

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44� Crown copyright 2013 AAIB Bulletin: 8/2013 G-CDRO EW/G2013/05/19 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Ikarus C42 FB80, G-CDRO No & Type of Engines: 1 Rotax 912-UL piston engine Year of Manufacture: 2005 (Serial no: 0507-6750) Date & Time (UTC): 26 May 2013 at 0926 hrs Location: Old Sarum Airfield,Wiltshire Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - 1 Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - None Nature of Damage: Left main landing gear damaged Commander’s Licence: National Private Pilot’s Licence Commander’s Age: 63 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 156 hours (of which all were on type) Last 90 days - 8 hours Last 28 days - 3 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot The aircraft was landing at Old Sarum Airfield following a flight from Popham. The weather conditions were fine, with a very light wind from the north-west. The pilot flew a normal approach to Runway 24 but the aircraft “ballooned” in the flare, which the pilot attributed to him pulling the control column back too far. He attempted to recover the situation by applying a small amount of power to control the descent on to the runway. However, the aircraft made a heavy touch down and the left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer sharply to the left and off the grass runway. The pilot and his passenger, who were both wearing full harnesses, were uninjured. In his report, the pilot recognised that a go-around would have been the correct course of action.

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