Rand KR-2, G-DGWW, 14 December 2009

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
14 December 2009
Aircraft type:
Rand KR-2
Location:
Near Beeston Castle, Tarporley, Cheshire
Registration:
G-DGWW

Rand KR-2, G-DGWW

Summary:

At a height of approximately 700 feet above ground level, the engine stopped for a second time during the flight. The pilot carried out a forced landing, but as the aircraft approached the selected field, it clipped the top of a row of trees, causing the aircraft to pitch over and crash-land, coming to rest inverted just beyond the trees. The aircraft was extensively damaged but, due to his harness and local strengthening of the aircraft’s structure, the pilot sustained only minor injuries. The weather at the time of the flight was such that there was a serious risk carburettor icing at any power setting.

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Published 10 December 2014