AAIB investigation to DH82A Tiger Moth, G-AXAN
Left landing gear failed on touchdown and aircraft nosed over, private farm strip, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 14 May 2022.
Summary:
While landing at a private farm strip the aircraft touched down in soft ground and the left landing gear failed. The aircraft bounced and became inverted, but the occupants were uninjured. Examination of the failed components showed evidence consistent with a hard landing. It was not possible to determine whether the conditions encountered during the accident landing were sufficient in isolation to have caused the damage, or whether any pre-existing defects might have contributed to the failure.
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Published 10 November 2022