Hal-26 Push Pak, G-AVPO, 17 April 2007

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
17 April 2007
Aircraft type:
Hal-26 Push Pak
Location:
Combrook Farm Air Strip, Near Wellesbourne, Warks
Registration:
G-AVPO

Hal-26 Push Pak, G-AVPO

Summary:

During the landing roll, the aircraft ‘ground looped’ after it had curved to the left of the grass runway and struck a hedge, despite the application of full right rudder by the pilot. The pilot assessed the cause of the loss of directional control as being due to the tailwheel sinking into a patch of soft ground, and that the springs which connected it to the rudder circuit were insufficiently strong to counteract the wheel castoring forces.

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Published 10 December 2014