Aquila AT01, G-GAEB, 22 July 2011

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
22 July 2011
Aircraft type:
Aquila AT01
Location:
Blackpool Airport, Lancashire
Registration:
G-GAEB

Aquila AT01, G-GAEB

Summary:

The aircraft bounced twice during landing, damaging the nose gear. The pilot reported that she had omitted to set the propeller pitch to fine and to select carburettor heat to off on finals, which led to a poor recovery from the first bounce. She had undertaken training on a Diamond Twinstar the previous month (for which these two actions are not required) and had low hours on the Aquila, both of which she believed were contributory factors to the accident.

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