Jodel D120A Paris-Nice, G-BMLB, 21 October 2007

43 © Crown copyright 2008 AAIB Bulletin: 1/2008 G-BMLB EW/G2007/10/07 ACCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: Jodel D120A Paris-Nice, G-BMLB No & Type of Engines: 1 Continental Motors Corp C90-14F piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1965 Date & Time (UTC): 21 October 2007 at 1330 hrs Location: Lydd Airport, Kent Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - None Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Damage to left landing gear, left wing and airbrake Commander’s Licence: Private Pilot’s Licence Commander’s Age: 59 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 174 hours (of which 29 were on type) Last 90 days - 0 hours Last 28 days - 0 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot Synopsis During landing the aircraft ground looped, resulting in a partial landing gear collapse. History of the flight The pilot was using Runway 21 at Lydd for landing from a short local flight. The asphalt runway was dry with a surface wind of 190º/3 kt. On touchdown G-BMLB began to oscillate in yaw. The pilot was unable to regain control and the aircraft ground looped. During the ground loop the left landing gear collapsed resulting in damage to the wing and airbrake. The pilot, who was wearing a full harness, was uninjured and able to vacate the aircraft normally. The pilot commented that he had not flown the aircraft for three months and that most of his recent flying had been on aircraft with nose gear. He considered that a refresher flight with an instructor prior to flying a tailwheel equipped aircraft would have been beneficial.

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