ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214155
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1985 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: | Sander Veenstra "Rustler" |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5km SSE of Nagambie, VIC -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | 5km SSE of Nagambie, VIC |
| 5km SSE of Nagambie, VIC | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The owner/pilot had been designing and building ultralight aircraft for a number of years. This particular aircraft had been designed for a nose wheel landing gear system, however after flying the aircraft the pilot decided that he did not like this particular configuration. He decided to modify the aircraft to a tail wheel design, and had spent a considerable time over the preceding weeks on the rebuilding program. After completing the work the pilot was forced to wait for several days for suitable weather conditions in which to carry out the first flight. On the morning of the accident the pilot carried out a pre-flight inspection before taxiing to the end of the strip in use. He was observed to exercise the controls prior to commencing the take-off. The aircraft became airborne after a ground run of about 125 metres, and the angle of climb was seen to progressively increase. At a height of about 80 feet above the ground the left wing dropped and the aircraft dived steeply to the ground. An inspection of the wreckage revealed that the ailerons had been incorrectly designed and were operating in the reverse sense. It was considered possible that the pilot may have been momentarily confused when the aileron response was not as expected, and may not have noticed the steepening nose attitude in time to take corrective measures. In this design the pilot sat in a totally exposed position at the front of the aircraft, and had only limited pitch references. The pilot had not flown a totally open cockpit aircraft for some considerable time, and was not wearing goggles. Apart from the aileron problem no other faults were found during the investigation. During his pre-flight checks the pilot had evidently not detected that the ailerons operated in the reverse sense.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198501416/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26158/aair198501416.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2018 10:40 | Pineapple | Added |
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