Taylor Monoplane, G-BDAD, 12 January 2013
Taylor Monoplane, G-BDAD
Summary:
皇冠体育app aircraft鈥檚 engine started normally and ran without problem, both before takeoff from Runway 11 at Breighton and during the initial part of the flight, with carburettor heat being applied at intervals. 皇冠体育app weather conditions reported at nearby Church Fenton were: partly cloudy, temperature 4掳C, dewpoint 2掳C and a wind from 110掳 at 10 kt.
About 25 minutes after takeoff, the pilot flew a low-level pass along the runway at Breighton. On climbing out through about 400 ft, with full power set and about 60 kt airspeed, the engine briefly misfired then stopped. 皇冠体育app pilot selected a field approximately ahead and carried out a forced landing into wind. 皇冠体育app touchdown was uneventful in the ploughed field, but the aircraft pitched nose down as it came to a stop and inverted, breaking the canopy. 皇冠体育app pilot, who was wearing a full harness, escaped from the aircraft by breaking pieces of the remaining canopy and digging to create an escape route.
When the aircraft was subsequently recovered, the pilot was able to turn the engine by hand. He observed that the engine had performed well until the stoppage, which he thought was due to carburettor icing.
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