Registration / Serial:G-BTGJ
Aircraft Original Type:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
Aircraft Generic Type:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
Aircraft Version:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
C/n (msn):NMII
City / Airport:Henstridge (EGHS)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Event:LAA Wessex Strut 40th Anniversary Fly-in 2017
Photo Date:23 April 2017
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
Photo ID:466851Submit Correction
View count: 126
During the landing the pilot lost sight of an aircraft landing ahead. He pushed forward on the control column to check the runway in front was clear and then pulled the column back to continue the flare. The aircraft then stalled and descended quickly towards the runway. Both main landing gear legs collapsed on impact and the propeller shattered. The aircraft then slid a short distance along the runway until the tip of the lower right wing contacted the surface and the aircraft span through 180º. It came to rest on the grass and the uninjured pilot climbed out without assistance.
Registration / Serial:G-BTGJ
Aircraft Version:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
C/n (msn):NMII
City / Airport:Henstridge (EGHS)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 April 2017
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
Registration / Serial:G-BTGJ
Aircraft Original Type:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
Aircraft Generic Type:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
Aircraft Version:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
C/n (msn):NMII
City / Airport:Henstridge (EGHS)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Event:LAA Wessex Strut 40th Anniversary Fly-in 2017
Photo Date:23 April 2017
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact
Photo ID:466851Submit Correction
View count: 126
During the landing the pilot lost sight of an aircraft landing ahead. He pushed forward on the control column to check the runway in front was clear and then pulled the column back to continue the flare. The aircraft then stalled and descended quickly towards the runway. Both main landing gear legs collapsed on impact and the propeller shattered. The aircraft then slid a short distance along the runway until the tip of the lower right wing contacted the surface and the aircraft span through 180º. It came to rest on the grass and the uninjured pilot climbed out without assistance.
Registration / Serial:G-BTGJ
Aircraft Version:Smith DSA-1 Miniplane
C/n (msn):NMII
City / Airport:Henstridge (EGHS)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:23 April 2017
Photo by:Howard J CurtisContact