AAIB investigation to Jabiru UL-D, G-EUAN
Nose gear collapsed on landing, Rochester Airport, Kent, 30 September 2018.
Summary:
After carrying out a go-around after being too high on final approach the pilot flew a second circuit. The second approach felt normal but after landing the nosewheel bounced up and down and then the nose gear collapsed. The pilot considered he might have rushed the landing because his passenger was feeling airsick. An unapproved solid nosewheel tyre had been fitted which may have contributed to the nose gear collapse.
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Published 14 March 2019