Vans RV-8, G-XSEA, 14 January 2012

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 14 January 2012
• Aircraft type: Vans RV-8
• Location: North Weald Airfield, Essex
• Registration: G-XSEA

Vans RV-8, G-XSEA

Summary:

The aircraft landed on Runway 20 at North Weald. At the end of the landing roll the aircraft ground looped, causing damage to the tailwheel. The pilot considered that the limitations in forward view in his tailwheel-configured aircraft together with the glare from the low sun in front of him had caused him to lose his sense of direction temporarily.

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Published 10 December 2014