ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227038
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 2019 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vans RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-ELVN |
| MSN: | LAA 323-14930 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming YIO-360-M1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Drayton St Leonard Airfield, 6 Nm SE of Oxford, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Drayton St Leonard Airfield, Oxfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Vans RV-7A, G-ELVN was substantially damaged 21 May 2019 due to a Bird strike and loss of control during landing, Drayton St Leonard Airfield, Oxfordshire, 21 May 2019. The official AAIB report into the incident was published on 11 July 2019, and the following is an excerpt from it:
"The pilot reported that as he was about to land on grass Runway 24, the aircraft struck a medium sized bird at a height of approximately 20 ft agl. This surprised the pilot who momentarily pitched the aircraft up and to the left, before adjusting the aircraft’s flight path back towards the runway centre line to land with about 300 metres of runway remaining.
When the aircraft touched down it bounced and became airborne. The pilot decided to land rather than go around, due to the possibility that the aircraft may have sustained damage from the bird strike. The aircraft subsequently touched down heavily on the nose gear which collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop and the pilot vacated the aircraft unaided".
Damage sustained to airframe: "Nose gear collapsed, engine shock-loaded and damage to propeller"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d08c76040f0b60957f8cebb/Vans_RV-7A_G-ELVN_07-19.pdf
2. https://www.rvuk.co.uk/rv-uk-list/
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1509268
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2650998-Drayton%20St%20Leonard/0
5. http://airfieldcards.com/index.php?mi=680
6. https://ukga.com/airfield/drayton-st-leonard
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 2017 | G-ELVN | Private | 0 | Sywell Aerodrome, Nottinghamshire (EGBK) | |
sub |
Media:
Vans RV-7A nose down at Drayton St Leonard 21 May 2019 (top right picture)
AAIB July bulletin publishedhttps://t.co/vfjP2ADPnP pic.twitter.com/EaosO6j4aj
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) 11 July 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2019 00:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jul-2019 07:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
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