皇冠体育app

Mainair Blade, G-MZED

Summary:

皇冠体育app pilot reports that his aircraft, a weight-shift microlight, was on a normal approach for Runway 01 (asphalt) at Eshott Airfield, following a Robinson R22 light helicopter in light winds. 皇冠体育app approach was good, with the correct speed and approach angle, maintaining a constant distance from the helicopter ahead, until, crossing the threshold, G-MZED was 鈥減ulled from the sky鈥� and impacted the ground at a high rate of descent. 皇冠体育app aircraft bounced across the neighbouring grass runway and collided with a parked EV-97 Eurostar aircraft. Both occupants of G-MZED suffered injuries, were released from the wreckage by bystanders and taken to hospital by air ambulance.

皇冠体育app pilot considers that the accident was caused by the microlight鈥檚 encounter with the helicopter鈥檚 downwash and that he had not been aware of the likely severity of this effect.

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