ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267712
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 2021 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-CLKN |
| MSN: | PFA 324-14634 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Isuzu 6VE1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Breighton Airfield, Breighton, Selby, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Breighton Airfield (EGBR) |
| Breighton Airfield (EGBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Spitfire Mk 26, G-CLKN, suffered a runway excursion and collision with another aircraft at Breighton Airfield, Selby, 22 April 2021.
G-CLKN was performing its eleventh test flight since being built, with the purpose of achieving its Permit to Fly. The wind was variable at 5 kt. The pilot reported flying an approach to Breighton Airfield’s grass Runway 10 at an airspeed of 80 mph, with full flap selected, for a three-point landing.
The aircraft bounced slightly as it touched down on the runway, then settled on all three wheels, initially straight ahead. Around 100 metres into its landing roll, it veered right. The pilot applied opposite rudder and brake, and thereafter a “burst of power” (with the intention of increasing the rudder’s effectiveness).
However, the aircraft left the runway and struck a parked aircraft
=Additional information=
The pilot reported having extensive experience on tailwheel aircraft. He had first flown the Spitfire Mk 26 while test flying G-CLKN and described it as tending to land on its main landing gear first. During G-CLKN’s more recent test flights, including one at Breighton earlier that day, he had been practising three-point landings instead. He believed that a small ridge in the grass runway surface contributed to the bounced landing, during which he briefly applied full rudder, causing the tailwheel steering to disengage.
Pilots of the Sptifire Mk 26 described tailwheel landings as being preferable on the type.
=AAIB Conclusion=
It is not clear what caused the loss of control. Wheeler landings may be preferable on the type, and disengagement of the tailwheel steering during a bounced three-point landing could have been a factor.
=Damage Sustained to Airframe=
Per the above AAIB report "Propeller broken and damage to left wing"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6137877b8fa8f503b1201548/Spitfire_Mk_26_G-CLKN_09-21.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breighton_Aerodrome#Current_use
3. https://www.aerotime.aero/28854-british-Spitfire-runway-excursion-report
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2021 15:34 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Jun-2023 17:48 | Nepa | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2023 07:07 | harro | Updated |
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