He also recommended that owners of similar aircraft, without a canopy jettison system, have a properly stowed escape assist device available to allow the canopy to be broken for emergency egress, should it become jammed. The Falco F8L is a homebuilt/experimental aircraft that originates in Italy. The pilot commented that, in future, when he visits a new private airfield he will “carry out a missed approach and overfly at low level”, to assess its geography and layout before landing. The left brake was not adjusted correctly and therefore did not apply any braking to its wheel. An engineer, experienced on type, found that only the right brake was operating normally. ![]() The brakes on this aircraft were operated by a single, heel operated, pedal which applied both wheel brakes together. The pilot was uninjured but unable to exit the aircraft unaided because the rearwards sliding canopy was jammed from the accident. As a result, he was unable to stop the aircraft overrunning the runway. The same thing happened when the brakes were reapplied. ![]() The pilot had to release the brakes to correct the aircraft’s direction. During the landing roll, application of the brakes caused the aircraft to veer right and towards a hedge. The pilot approached Runway 24 with full flap selected.
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