AAIB investigation to Extra 330SC, OO-SDJ

Fabric detached from rear fuselage, Wickenby Aerodrome, Lincolnshire, 23 July 2019.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 12 March 2020

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 23 July 2019
• Aircraft type: Extra 330SC
• Location: Wickenby Aerodrome, Lincolnshire
• Registration: OO-SDJ

Summary:

During an aerobatic flight the pilot felt an unusual vibration through the left rudder pedal. He aborted the flight and, after landing, found that the fabric covering the rear fuselage had torn disrupting the airflow around the rudder. The cause for the fabric failure could not be identified.

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Published 12 March 2020