皇冠体育app

Summary:

皇冠体育app engine of the glider tug stopped abruptly at about 300 ft whilst launching a glider. 皇冠体育app tug pilot released the glider鈥檚 tow rope and turned back towards the airfield. Despite two attempts, he was unsuccessful in restarting the engine. 皇冠体育app aircraft hit a tall shrub outside the airfield boundary which spun the aircraft and it landed backwards in long grass. 皇冠体育app pilot was uninjured but the aircraft sustained significant damage.

皇冠体育app electronic injection engine had recently been installed in this aircraft to replace a carburetted one. 皇冠体育app injected engine required a different engine restart procedure, and the pilot advised that he had forgotten to perform one step of the restart checklist in the limited time that he had had available.

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