AAIB investigation to Flight Design CT2K, G-CBIE

Nose landing gear failure, Private airstrip, Peasemore Common, Berkshire, 19 August 2017

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 December 2017

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 19 August 2017
• Aircraft type: Flight Design CT2K
• Location: Private airstrip, Peasemore Common, Berkshire
• Registration: G-CBIE

Summary:

Whilst the pilot was reducing speed following an aborted takeoff, the aircraft hit an area of rough ground towards the end of the grass airstrip. This caused the nose landing gear leg to fail. The section of gear leg still attached to the aircraft then dug into the ground and the aircraft pitched inverted, damaging the propeller and the wing.

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Flight Design CT2K, G-CBIE 12-17

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Published 14 December 2017