Ikarus C42, PH-3L3, 17 July 2013

Ikarus C42, PH-3L3

Summary:

The pilot was flying from Carrickmore, County Tyrone, to Bellarena Airfield. At the time the weather was good and the wind was varying between 190º and 170º at 12 kt. During the final part of the approach to Runway 30 the aircraft experienced some sink which the pilot arrested with power. After the aircraft crossed a 4 ft wall in the undershoot of the runway the pilot closed the throttle and initiated a flare at about 3 ft. As he did so the aircraft stalled and landing heavily, resulting in the aircraft’s left stub axle shearing and the nose wheel fork bending. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

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55� Crown copyright 2013 AAIB Bulletin: 12/2013 PH-3L3 EW/G2013/07/32 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Ikarus C42, PH-3L3 No & Type of Engines: 1 x Rotax 912UL piston engine Year of Manufacture: 2001 Date & Time (UTC): 17 July 2013 at 1700 hrs Location: Bellarena Airfield, County Londonderry Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - 1 Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - None Nature of Damage: Stub axle sheared, nosewheel fork bent Commander’s Licence: National Private Pilot’s Licence Commander’s Age: 30 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 64 hours (of which 64 were on type) Last 90 days - 21 hours Last 28 days - 6 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot The pilot was flying from Carrickmore, County Tyrone, to Bellarena Airfield. At the time the weather was good and the wind was varying between 190º and 170º at 12 kt. During the final part of the approach to Runway 30 the aircraft experienced some sink which the pilot arrested with power. After the aircraft crossed a 4 ft wall in the undershoot of the runway the pilot closed the throttle and initiated a flare at about 3 ft. As he did so the aircraft stalled and landing heavily, resulting in the aircraft’s left stub axle shearing and the nosewheel fork bending. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot attributed the accident to being slightly slow and flaring too high.

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