A plane was “destroyed” in a forced landing in a backyard after suffering “engine failure,” according to a report on the accident.
The 50-year-old pilot was taken to hospital by air ambulance after the incident where the aircraft ended up in a housing estate on Anglesey.
The Aerosport Scamp recently underwent a major restoration and was the pilot’s fourth trip in the aircraft, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) said.
He fractured his wrist and suffered some minor injuries, including a minor head injury, despite wearing a helmet for protection.
No one else was injured in the incident earlier this year.
The plane crashed in the back garden of a property on the Cae Bach Aur estate in Bodffordd, near Llangefni, on Saturday, February 10, and was “destroyed”.
North Wales Fire and Rescue were called to the scene at 1.44pm, as were North Wales Police.
Steve Davies, who lives next door to the house, said at the time he heard a noise “like an engine misfiring and turning off”.
The report into the incident found that there was a partial loss of power shortly after the plane took off from RAF Mona on Anglesey.
Full power was briefly regained before the aircraft stalled and the engine stopped, with the cause of the power loss unidentified.
The pilot, unable to reach the aerodrome or a field where he could land, made a forced landing in some trees at the back of a housing complex.
The plane descended from the trees and stopped on the right side in a garden.
The pilot’s “prompt recognition and response to the aircraft stall” meant there was a “less serious outcome”.
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In its conclusion, the report was unable to determine the cause of the engine failure.
The factors that contributed to the accident were highlighted as “a challenging decision-making process” and “the pilot’s inexperience” with the type of aircraft.
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