Maule M5-235C Lunar Rocket, G-RAIN, 22 August 2008

Maule M5-235C Lunar Rocket, G-RAIN

Summary:

Whilst approaching to land at Perrow Farm, the aircraft struck the bank of the airstrip boundary ditch and was pitched nose down. It came to rest inverted, approximately 50 m further on. 皇冠体育appre was no fire. 皇冠体育app pilot, who was uninjured, vacated the aircraft through the cabin door but the passenger, who suffered serious injuries, had to be assisted from the aircraft. 皇冠体育app pilot advises that he was deliberately low and slow on approach which, together with a gust of tailwind, resulted in an uncontrollable sink into the obstacle.

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Published 10 December 2014