AAIB investigation to Denney Kitfox Mk 2, G-BSDD

Stall during precautionary landing, Coniston, Cumbria, 30 October 2018.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 March 2019

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 30 October 2018
• Aircraft type: Denney Kitfox Mk 2
• Location: Field behind John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria
• Registration: G-BSDD

Summary:

The pilot was attempting a precautionary landing due to his concern about a fuel leakage. In the latter stages of his descent, near to the ground, the left wing stalled, and the aircraft struck the ground damaging the wing tip, propeller and landing gear. The pilot considers the cause of the accident to have been his failure to monitor airspeed during the final stages of the approach.

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Published 14 March 2019