皇冠体育app

Czaw Sportcruiser, G-CFPA

Summary:

Due to the prevailing winds, the pilot decided to land the aircraft on a grass area adjacent to the two published runways. 皇冠体育app grass area was wet and approximately 190 m in length. During the landing roll he was unable to the stop the aircraft before striking a wire fence. 皇冠体育app pilot was uninjured and vacated the aircraft. He had previously landed a flex-wing microlight on the same area, but not G-CFPA. 皇冠体育appre were no published dimensions of the grass area. 皇冠体育app pilot considered that he should have aborted the landing and waited for the wind to reduce before landing on Runway 29, which was 450 m in length and of part concrete construction. 皇冠体育app Pilot鈥檚 Operating Handbook (POH) stated that the landing distance from 50 ft on grass was 170 m and 180 m on concrete. An airtest conducted in support of the permit to fly detailed the landing distance from 50 ft as 327 m on a tarmac runway. 皇冠体育app Light Aircraft Association (LAA) advised that it plans to review the POH with regards to landing distance performance. 皇冠体育app airfield operator advised that it would review the publication of additional airfield information.

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