Pitts S-1T Special, G-WILD, 31 March 2013

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
31 March 2013
Aircraft type:
Pitts S-1T Special
Location:
White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire
Registration:
G-WILD

Pitts S-1T Special, G-WILD

Summary:

On touchdown, the aircraft pitched nose-down, and somersaulted completely onto its back before coming to rest once again erect, but substantially damaged. Photographs showed that the aircraft had touched down amongst ruts slightly to the side of the 30 m width of licensed runway. The ruts had been left by a vehicle deploying and retrieving portable runway lighting, used for night flying operations. The airfield operator made several changes to procedures as a result of the investigation.

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