AAIB investigation to Flight Design CTSW, G-CGIZ
Stalled on approach, Manchester Barton Aerodrome, 10 June 2015.
Summary:
皇冠体育app pilot was returning to Barton Aerodrome from Haydock Park. 皇冠体育app flying conditions were good, with the surface wind varying from calm to 15 kt. He reported that on short final for the grass Runway 08, at about 5 ft, the left wing 鈥渇ell away鈥�. He applied full power with right rudder and the aircraft climbed to approximately 15 ft, in a normal climbing attitude. He then attempted to level the wings, applying right aileron, and the left wing abruptly dropped again. 皇冠体育app aircraft turned through 180掳 with approximately 30掳 angle of bank before the pilot was able to level it. 皇冠体育app aircraft was now downwind and descending; the pilot realising that an impact with the ground was inevitable, closed the throttle. 皇冠体育app aircraft鈥檚 left main wheel contacted the ground firmly and the wheel spar snapped. 皇冠体育app aircraft then settled onto the grass, damaging the propeller and airframe. 皇冠体育app pilot, who was uninjured, shut the aircraft down and vacated it normally.
皇冠体育app pilot recalled that his approach speed seemed normal and he believed that windshear may have caused the initial wing drop. 皇冠体育app secondary stall probably occurred because the pilot, unfamiliar with the climbing attitude of the aircraft in the landing configuration, did not allow it to accelerate to a safe airspeed before climbing.
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