AAIB investigation to Flight Design CT2K, G-CBIE

Nose landing gear failure, Private airstrip, Peasemore Common, Berkshire, 19 August 2017

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
14 December 2017
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
19 August 2017
Aircraft type:
Flight Design CT2K
Location:
Private airstrip, Peasemore Common, Berkshire
Registration:
G-CBIE

Summary:

Whilst the pilot was reducing speed following an aborted takeoff, the aircraft hit an area of rough ground towards the end of the grass airstrip. This caused the nose landing gear leg to fail. The section of gear leg still attached to the aircraft then dug into the ground and the aircraft pitched inverted, damaging the propeller and the wing.

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Flight Design CT2K, G-CBIE 12-17

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Published 14 December 2017