Accident: BRM Land Africa, EI-ECW Bréandroim, Co. Galway 24 March 2012: Report 2012-020

SYNOPSIS

The Pilot made the short 15 minute flight from his private airstrip at Corr Na Móna to a field at Bréandroim. The intended landing site consisted of an unprepared field with a significant uphill gradient. On landing, the nosewheel assembly failed and the aircraft pitched forward in soft ground and came to rest in an inverted position. The Pilot, who was uninjured, evacuated without delay from the overturned aircraft.