«Skycruiser» (FVSP) RA-1451G 06.07.2014

     The accident involving Skycruiser RA-1451G single-built aircraft owned by Tulpar Aero Group (per pro "Vertical-T") occurred at Zmeevo landing site (Tver town, RF) on July 6, 2014. According to the available information, the pilot on board escaped unharmed, the aircraft was damaged. 
     The Interstate Aviation Committee has formed the Investigation team of the accident in accordance with the Russian Aviation Legislation. The Investigation team has started its work.
    

    The Interstate Aviation Committee Investigation team has completed the investigation of the accident involving Skycruiser RA-1451G single-built aircraft occurred at Zmeyovo landing site, Tver (RF) on July, 6 2014.
      The most probable cause of the air accident involving Skucruiser RA-1451G single-built aircraft was the PIC's wrong actions on correction of deviation in approach procedure calculations that resulted in loading on front wheel exceeding the limit, to the wheel breakoff during the repeated landing and following aircraft nosing-over.  
       Contributing factors, most probably, were:
      - wrong attention allocation of PIC during landing;
      - neglecting the aircraft behavior features connected with lowering of nose landing gear after landing;
      - position of the sun shining to the pilot's eyes, that didn't allow to determine the level-off altitude during the landing on unpaved RWY with grass surface.
     
  The appropriate safety recommendations based on the investigation results were developed