ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235108
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| Date: | Monday 8 April 2019 |
| Time: | 13:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Jodel D117A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-AZII |
| MSN: | 848 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Continental C90-14F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Full Sutton Airfield, York, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU) |
| Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Jodel D117A, G-AZII: Hard landing, Full Sutton Airfield, York, 8 April 2019. The AAIB Final Report was published on 16 April 2020, and the following are excerpts from it...
"The pilot of G-AZII is a left forearm amputee. G-AZII was operated on a Permit to Fly and had no modifications adapting it for the disability of the pilot. When operating the aircraft, the pilot used his right hand to control the throttle. To operate the ailerons and elevator, a rose jointed adapter, which was secured to the prosthesis on his left arm, was attached by an interference fit to the control column. All other controls were conventional.
The pilot was flying circuits at Full Sutton Airfield using Runway 04, with a wind slightly from the left and steady at 10 kt. On the fourth circuit, the pilot established G-AZII on the final approach and trimmed for 50 KIAS. At about 5 ft above the ground, while the pilot was flaring the aircraft, the prosthetic adapter became disconnected from the control column; the aircraft reverted to its trimmed shallow nose-down attitude and subsequently struck the ground. The landing gear dug into the ground and folded back under the wings, and the nose of the aircraft pitched down further, damaging the lower engine cowl and the propeller, and shock-loading the engine.
The pilot was uninjured and, after making the aircraft safe, exited without difficulty using the left cockpit door.
=AAIB Analysis=
The heavy landing occurred because, when the prosthetic adapter detached from the control column, the pilot was unable to regain control of the aircraft before it hit the ground.
The pilot met the requirements which existed at the time to regain his medical category and be cleared fit and capable to fly.
There was no mechanical connection between the adapter and the control column other than the interference push-fit. Accordingly, the pilot has added a Velcro strip attaching the prosthetic adapter and control column, making the interface more secure but still easy to disconnect in an emergency".
=Damage To Airframe=
Per the above AAIB Report: "Landing gear, lower engine cowl, engine and propeller damaged"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f3cdb9de90e0732d9008e2b/Jodel_D117A_G-AZII_05-20.pdf
2. AAIB Annual Safety Report pp.95-96: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60d2e72ed3bf7f4bd4662d67/Annual_Safety_Review_2020.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Sutton_Airfield
Media:
Jodel D117A, heavy landing due to detachment of prosthesis.https://t.co/SgqEjACp10 pic.twitter.com/osRBZ6S2vs
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) April 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2020 14:43 | harro | Added |
| 16-Apr-2020 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2020 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2020 21:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Date] |
| 26-Jun-2021 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Jun-2021 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2021 21:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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