AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, G-RWCA

Aircraft ground looped and rolled over during landing, Beccles Airfield, Suffolk, 7 April 2018.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 9 August 2018

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 7 April 2018
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub
• Location: Beccles Airfield, Suffolk
• Registration: G-RWCA

Summary:

The pilot made a precautionary landing at Beccles Airfield following an engine oil leak and a reduction in oil pressure. This was the first time that the pilot had landed a tailwheel aircraft on a hard surface. During the ground run the aircraft started to ground loop, then nosed over and came to rest inverted.

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Published 9 August 2018