Taylor Monoplane, G-BDEV, 11 August 1996

Taylor Monoplane, G-BDEV AAIB Bulletin No: 10/96 Ref: EW/G96/08/08 Category: 1.3 Aircraft Type and Registration: Taylor Monoplane, G-BDEV No & Type of Engines: 1 Volkswagen 1600 piston engine Year of Manufacture: 1993 Date & Time (UTC): 11 August 1996 at 1520 hrs Location: Hollyway Farm, Shillingstone Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - None Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Aircraft destroyed Commander's Licence: Student Commander's Age: 36 years Commander's Flying Experience: 300 hours (of which 3 were on type) Last 90 days - 33 hours Last 28 days - 8 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot The pilot's original intention had been to land at a private airstripat Holloway Farm, but, due to his uncertainty as to the lengthand wetness of the grass, he decided to abandon the attempt andcommenced an overshoot from 150 feet at 57 kt. As the aircraftturned away from the airstrip it began to sink so the pilot loweredthe nose and applied full power. He then pushed the carburettorheat control forward to the fully cold position. However, ashe removed his hand he failed to notice that his watch had caughtbehind the throttle and pulled the power off. He was initiallytaken off-guard by the decrease in engine RPM and, by the timehe had appreciated that he had inadvertently closed the throttle,he was too late to prevent the aircraft stalling and crashinginverted onto the trees. The pilot ascribed his lack of seriousinjury to the fact that he was wearing a four-point harness andcrash-helmet with visor.

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