Accident Details
On 11 August 2015 at 1600 UTC, a Pulsar aircraft registered G-BUDI was involved in an accident at Fairoaks Airport, Surrey. The flight was a private operation with one pilot and one passenger on board. Both occupants were uninjured. The aircraft sustained a fracture of the nose landing gear fork and damage to the propeller tips.
Sequence of Events
According to the pilot's report, after a local flight, a touch-and-go landing was performed on the main wheels without incident. The pilot then flew a circuit. On the subsequent landing, up-elevator was applied to keep the nose of the aircraft off the ground as long as possible. When the nose was lowered slowly onto the runway at low speed, the nose landing gear collapsed.
Damage
The accident resulted in a fractured nose leg casting and damage to the propeller tips. No fire occurred, and the occupants vacated the aircraft without difficulty.
Pilot Information
The commander, aged 69, held a Private Pilot's Licence. His total flying experience was 273 hours, of which 140 hours were on the Pulsar type. In the last 90 days, he had flown 3 hours, and in the last 28 days, 2 hours.
Aircraft Information
The Pulsar (serial number PFA 202-12185) was manufactured in 1994. It was powered by one Rotax 582 piston engine.