Accident
On 19 August 2012 at 1546 UTC, a Flight Design CT2K, registration G-CDJF, was on a training flight at Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey. The aircraft, fitted with one Rotax 912ULS piston engine and manufactured in 2005 (serial no. 8104), was flown by a 40-year-old student pilot with 44 hours of flying experience, all on type. The weather was fine with a surface wind from 230° at 7 kt, and the runway surface was dry grass.
Sequence of Events
The student pilot flew a normal approach to Runway 26L at Redhill. The aircraft bounced on landing. On the second touchdown, the nose landing gear was damaged. The aircraft pitched forward and inverted. The pilot, who was uninjured, vacated the aircraft unaided.
Aerodrome Response
The Aerodrome Controller observed the bounced landing and nose leg collapse. He activated the crash alarm and saw the pilot vacate the aircraft. Aerodrome emergency services attended one minute and forty seconds after crash alarm activation.
Damage
The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose wheel, wingtip, rudder, and door.