What happened
On 16 August 2016, at approximately 15:30 UTC, an Acrosport 2, registration G-DAGF, was performing a private flight near Bristol. The aircraft completed its touchdown and was rolling along the runway of New Farm Airstrip. After traveling roughly 20 metres along the surface, the left landing gear leg suddenly failed. This collapse caused the aircraft to veer and come to rest on its left wing. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger on board, though the aircraft sustained damage to its propeller and the left landing gear.
The investigation
Following the incident, the AAIB examined the aircraft to determine the mechanics of the gear failure. The investigation focused on the structural integrity of the landing gear assembly. Upon inspection, investigators established that the support strut for the left landing gear had failed, which directly led to the collapse of the gear leg during the landing roll.