Overview
On 10 August 2003 at 1332 UTC, a Gulfstream AA-5A Cheetah (registration G-BIVV) operated by a student pilot on a training flight was involved in an incident at Blackbushe Airport in Camberley, Surrey. The aircraft sustained damage to its wing, propeller, and landing gear. The pilot was uninjured.
Narrative
The student pilot, aged 30 with 35 hours of flying experience all on the same type, conducted an approach to Runway 08 at Blackbushe with a 10-knot crosswind. During the flare, the aircraft developed a marked drift to the left, floated, and then landed heavily, resulting in a bounce. The pilot decided to execute a go-around and applied full power. This appeared to exacerbate the left drift, which was not fully corrected with right rudder. As a result, the aircraft diverged from the runway centerline as it climbed away, clipping the top of a tree. After the collision, airspeed was lost, and the aircraft struck the ground in an upright, wings-level attitude on a disused runway. The pilot vacated the aircraft without injury.
Witness Account
A witness reported observing several bounces along the runway with considerable lateral instability. The witness also noted a very high angle of attack just prior to the aircraft striking the tree.
Damage
The aircraft sustained damage to one wing, the propeller, and the landing gear.