Going Down

"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"J.F." wrote in news:MvC%i.10340$RR6.7753
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Any info out there about this crash?

J.F.


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G-CDRM Nose gear failure on landing resulted in a fairly dramatic
flip! Fortunately there was no loss of life involved.
Defford - Croft Farm
UK - England, June 9, 2007


For more on this accident...

http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...h?regsearch=G-
CDRM&distinct_entry=true

........... and from the AAIB report:

Report name:
Vans RV-7A, G-CDRM
Registration:
G-CDRM
Type:
Vans RV-7A
Location:
Croft Farm, 10 miles north of Gloucester
Date of occurrence:
09 June 2007
Category:
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The aircraft touched down normally on the threshold of Runway 09 at Croft
Farm. During the landing roll, the aircraft encountered a series of
undulations in the grass runway surface and the nose landing gear forks dug
in. The aircraft pitched over and came to rest inverted on the runway.

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Dingo