X-Air Hawk, G-CEEC, 28 May 2009

X-Air Hawk, G-CEEC

Summary:

The pilot was making his third flight on this aircraft type. On his third approach to the 480 metre grass strip at Halwell in calm conditions, he landed fast and long. Realizing that he was going to overrun, he steered the aircraft to the left, but was unable to prevent it from striking a hedge, damaging the landing gear and engine cowling. The pilot, who was wearing a full harness, was uninjured. H

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168 © Crown copyright 2009 AAIB Bulletin: 11/2009 G-CEEC EW/G2009/05/36 INCIDENT Aircraft Type and Registration: X-Air Hawk, G-CEEC No & Type of Engines: 1 Jabiru Aircraft PTY 2200A piston engine Year of Manufacture: 2006 Date & Time (UTC): 28 May 2009 at 0730 hrs Location: Halwell, near Dartmouth, Devon Type of Flight: Private Persons on Board: Crew - 1 Passengers - None Injuries: Crew - None Passengers - N/A Nature of Damage: Nose gear, right main gear and engine cowling damaged Commander’s Licence: Private Pilot’s Licence (Microlights) Commander’s Age: 85 years Commander’s Flying Experience: 100 hours (of which 2 hours were on type) Last 90 days - 3 hours Last 28 days - 2 hours Information Source: Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot The pilot was making his third flight on this aircraft type. On his third approach to the 480 metre grass strip at Halwell in calm conditions, he landed fast and long. Realising that he was going to overrun, he steered the aircraft to the left, but was unable to prevent it from striking a hedge, damaging the landing gear and engine cowling. The pilot, who was wearing a full harness, was uninjured. He attributed the accident to his lack of experience on type.

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