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Date: | Monday 26 July 2021 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar SL |
Owner/operator: | Trustee of Doctor And The Medics |
Registration: | G-CCUT |
MSN: | PFA 315-14191 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Defford Croft Farm, Defford, Worcestershire -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Defford Croft Farm, Worcestershire |
Destination airport: | Defford Croft Farm, Worcestershire |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar SL G-CCUT was substantially damaged om 26 July 2021 due to an undercarriage collapse in a landing accident at Defford Croft Farm, Worcestershire.
The pilot had not flown for over six months due to the restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic, so he undertook a flight with an instructor as part of his return to flying. After carrying out some handling exercises they returned to the airstrip to fly a number of circuits. On the first approach, with a slight crosswind, the aircraft landed heavily resulting in the nose leg bending, the right main landing leg breaking off and one blade on the propeller striking the ground.
Sources:
1.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2021/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2021 2. G-CCUT at Northrepps, Norfolk 13-4-2021:
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001628407.html https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/defford-croft-farm/ 3.
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Evektor-Aerotechnik-EV-97-Eurostar/1774108 4. G-CCUT arriving at Popham during the 2013 Microlight Trade Fair 5.5.2013:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/egcb_egcc/13896567177/ 5.
https://www.helis.com/database/gps/croft_farm_uk/ 6.
http://www.defford-croftfarm.co.uk/deffordairday.htm Media:
G-CCUT Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar at Northrepps, Croomer, Norfolk 13/04/2021
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Oct-2021 21:31 |
Dr. John Smith |
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19-Oct-2021 22:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
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20-Oct-2021 07:20 |
harro |
Updated [Narrative] |
13-Mar-2022 17:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
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