Wittman W8 Tailwind, G-BDBD, 2 August 2011
Wittman W8 Tailwind, G-BDBD
Summary:
皇冠体育app aircraft commander was conducting a 鈥榗heckout鈥� flight for a PPL qualified pilot under the LAA coaching scheme. 皇冠体育app aircraft was only fitted with one set of brake pedals for use by the occupant of the left seat, which in this case was the pilot undergoing the check. 皇冠体育app commander occupied the right seat. Following an uneventful flight, the commander carried out a normal landing on Runway 18, with a light wind from the south-west. After the touchdown and initial rollout, the aircraft began to drift to the right. 皇冠体育app commander reported that normal input of the rudder did not correct the drift, so he asked the pilot in the left seat to apply the left brake pedal. 皇冠体育app drift to the right then rapidly increased until the aircraft left the runway and ground looped to the right. 皇冠体育app left landing gear leg collapsed and the aircraft suffered extensive damage. Both pilots considered that an inadvertent application of the right brake pedal rather than the left, might have contributed to the loss of control. 皇冠体育app commander reported that inspection of the aircraft following the event had also identified a pre-accident partial failure of the left gear leg mount.
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