ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136712
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 19-JUN-2011 |
| Time: | 0850 |
| Type: | Rans S6-ESD XL Coyote II |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-MZOZ |
| C/n / msn: | PFA 204-1316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sywell Aerodrome -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sywell Aerodrome |
After a normal touchdown on the Runway 21 at Sywell, the pilot applied heavy braking in order to vacate the active runway quickly. While decelerating below 15 mph, with heavy braking still applied and the engine idling, the aircraft encountered what the pilot described as a “significant undulation in the runway surface”. At this point the nose landing gear collapsed and the
aircraft slid to a rest. Both occupants were wearing lap and diagonal harnesses and escaped uninjured. The pilot considered that the combination of heavy braking and the undulated surface of the grass runway caused the nose landing gear to collapse.
Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/AAIB%20Bulletin%209-2011.pdf
Eyewitness report
http://twitpic.com/5dzkim
http://www.airteamimages.com/125207.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 00:02 | ridgerunner | Added |
| 26-Jun-2011 00:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2011 05:58 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2012 16:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2012 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Embed code] |
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