Jabiru UL-450, G-BYYT, 13 June 2009

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
13 June 2009
Aircraft type:
Jabiru UL-450
Location:
Hayward Private Airstrip, Herefordshire
Registration:
G-BYYT

Jabiru UL-450, G-BYYT

Summary:

The pilot was making an approach to Runway 22 in a light south-westerly wind. As the aircraft touched down on the grass runway, a gust of wind took it off the centreline. The pilot attempted to regain the centreline and to slow the aircraft with the brakes. The right brake proved more effective than the left, causing the aircraft to enter a skid, during which the nose gear detached and the left wingtip contacted the ground. The aircraft then departed the right side of the runway and collided with tree saplings; the pilot was uninjured.

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Published 10 December 2014