皇冠体育app

Maule MX-7-180, G-RAZZ

Summary:

皇冠体育app pilot reported that G-RAZZ was lined up for takeoff on Runway 33, which is a grass runway, 357 m long. 皇冠体育app surface was dry, the Outside Air Temperature (OAT) was 25潞C and by reference to a windsock, the pilot estimated the headwind as being 10 kt. Based on his experience of similar conditions, the pilot estimated that the takeoff was within the performance capabilities of the aircraft. During the takeoff the aircraft failed to reach sufficient height to clear a hedge at the departure end of the runway. 皇冠体育app landing gear clipped the top of the hedge, causing the aircraft to come to rest upright, in a standing crop on the far side of a road beyond the hedge. 皇冠体育app pilot and passengers were uninjured and were able to vacate the aircraft without difficulty. 皇冠体育app pilot attributed the accident to an incorrect estimate of the wind strength, and the runway slope.

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