AAIB investigation to Savannah VG Jabiru(1), G-DOTW

Right wing contacted the ground during a go-around, Barville Farm, Dover, Kent, 7 July 2020.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2020

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 7 July 2020
• Aircraft type: Savannah VG Jabiru(1)
• Location: Barville Farm, Dover
• Registration: G-DOTW

Summary:

An unlicensed student pilot was operating the aircraft from the left seat while a friend who was a pilot with a NPPL sat in the right. During the flare before touchdown, the aircraft experienced turbulence and maximum power was applied to go around. The left wing lifted and the right wing struck the ground, causing the aircraft to rotate to the right and come to rest facing the way it had come.

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Published 10 December 2020