Vans RV-8, G-XSEA, 14 January 2012

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
14 January 2012
Aircraft type:
Vans RV-8
Location:
North Weald Airfield, Essex
Registration:
G-XSEA

Vans RV-8, G-XSEA

Summary:

皇冠体育app aircraft landed on Runway 20 at North Weald. At the end of the landing roll the aircraft ground looped, causing damage to the tailwheel. 皇冠体育app pilot considered that the limitations in forward view in his tailwheel-configured aircraft together with the glare from the low sun in front of him had caused him to lose his sense of direction temporarily.

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