- Date
- August 31, 2018, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Heapham, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- G-LUEDAero Designs Pulsar
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)
- Case key
- 98477
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 31, 2018, about 1700 coordinated universal time (UTC), an amateur-built Aero Designs Pulsar 1 airplane, United Kingdom registration G-LUED, serial number PFA 202-12122, was substantially damaged when it nosed-over after it overran the runway while landing at Sturgate Airfield (EGCS) near Heapham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The pilot and passenger were not injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom government. Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-LUED
- Reported as
- Aero Designs Pulsar (Undesignat)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- PFA 202-12122
- Engine
- Rotax 582, reciprocating
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- EGCS · Heapham
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EGCS · Sturgate Airfield
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)