By: Arabella-Cox - 6th May 2021 at 15:40
Stuart. They did ask him for his recollections and they are in the report. Their conclusion is that he more likely entered a spin than a spiral dive.
“It is likely that the pilot started to recover but tried to pitch up before the aircraft had built sufficient airspeed leading to a secondary spin.”
Many have come unstuck having stopping the rotation of a spin and then started recovery from the dive too early.
By: stuart gowans - 6th May 2021 at 14:47
Well I did say that I didn’t fully understand……. so why didn’t the AAIB (not the CAA) ask the pilot?
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th May 2021 at 18:04
The report is the work of the AAIB. Nothing to do with the CAA.
By: stuart gowans - 4th May 2021 at 16:02
Not fully understanding the way that the CAA work, I am surprised that they didn’t ask the pilot why the aeroplane did what it did, as he was obviously in the best position ; in any event I’m glad his injuries were as light as they were (considering the angle of descent).
By: adrian_gray - 3rd May 2021 at 14:33
As thorough as we have come to expect. It sound as though Mr B was unlucky enough to run into a big heap of imponderables, but had a guardian angel doing overtime, and is a very lucky chap to have got out of that in any shape even vaguely resembling OK (I have his seen his name linked to a project in Flypast, so I assume that he has now made a full recovery, I certainly hope so).
By: Prop Strike - 30th April 2021 at 21:55
AIIB report here.
A very comprehensive examination indeed.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6087c34e8fa8f51b909ca0e2…
By: trumper - 3rd September 2020 at 15:14
Thank god the pilot is ok , that photo makes you wonder how anyone could walk away.
By: Trolley Aux - 3rd September 2020 at 09:17
ah good news, glad you are safe Bluemax
By: l.garey - 3rd September 2020 at 08:41
Sorry to hear about this but happy to hear that the pilot is OK.
Maybe the title could be amended to show the correct date.
Laurence
By: cometguymk1 - 3rd September 2020 at 07:17
Well wishes to Mr B. There is a photo going round of the aircraft moments before the accident that when I first saw honestly thought you wouldn’t walk away from.
By: Wyvernfan - 2nd September 2020 at 22:22
My goodness I’m glad to hear you’re safe and well Mr B after that incident.
Best wishes to yourself and your Biplane and a speedy recovery.
By: adrian_gray - 2nd September 2020 at 21:48
The news report is almost unreadable (see below), but it looks as though Matthew Boddington (AKA The Blue Max in a previous incarnation of this site) had a very lucky escape. Hope you’re OK, BM, and I hope the Biggles Biplane rises again (after all, it is Tiger Moth based, and they seem infinitely resurrectable)
https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/plane-crashes-sywell-aerodrom…
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