AAIB investigation to Extra EA-200, G-EEEK

Aircraft struck the ground during low level aerobatics, Spanhoe Airfield, Northamptonshire, 13 July 2024

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
6 March 2025
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
13 July 2024
Aircraft type:
Extra EA-200
Location:
Spanhoe Airfield, Northamptonshire
Registration:
G-EEEK

After flying to Spanhoe Airfield, Northamptonshire, the pilot of G-EEEK pitched the aircraft into a vertical climb and completed a manoeuvre from which the aircraft entered an upright flat spin to the left. 皇冠体育app aircraft was not recovered before it struck the ground, and the pilot was fatally injured.

皇冠体育app investigation was unable to establish why the pilot flew such manoeuvres, unapproved and at low level. It was not possible to exclude a control restriction or a pilot incapacitation for the lack of sufficient recovery before the aircraft struck the ground.

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Published 6 March 2025