皇冠体育app

Vans RV-8A, G-RVCH

Summary:

During circuit training to Runway 21 at Cranfield Airport the pilot flared the aircraft slightly higher than normal and on touchdown it bounced and became airborne again briefly. 皇冠体育app pilot relaxed backpressure on the control column and the aircraft touched down again, nosewheel first. This caused the nosewheel leg to bend backwards until it was in contact with the runway, and the aircraft stopped on the paved surface after a short ground run. 皇冠体育app pilot vacated the aircraft uninjured. Figure 1 shows the damage to the nose landing gear.

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