Aircraft and Flight Information
The aircraft involved was a DH82A Tiger Moth, registration G-AXAN, powered by one De Havilland Gipsy Major 1F piston engine. It was manufactured in 1943. The flight was a private operation with one pilot and one passenger on board.
History of the Flight
On 1 June 2008 at 1420 UTC, the pilot was landing at Sandtoft Aerodrome, which has a paved Runway 05/23 and an adjacent strip of grass mown short for safety. There was a variable crosswind. Due to the wet condition of the grass, the pilot elected to land on the grass strip. During the landing roll, the aircraft veered to the right into an area of long grass and stopped quickly, turning over. The pilot estimated that he lost directional control partly due to the wet grass and the crosswind, and that the aircraft was travelling at less than 20 mph when it turned over.
Injuries and Damage
Neither the pilot nor the passenger sustained any injuries. The aircraft sustained damage including a broken propeller, and damage to the fin, rudder, upper mainplane, and engine cowls.
Pilot Information
The commander, aged 49, held a Private Pilot's Licence and had accumulated 1,147 total flying hours, of which 80 were on type. In the last 90 days, he had flown 10 hours, and in the last 28 days, 8 hours.