皇冠体育app

Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II, G-EDGA

Summary:

皇冠体育app aircraft had completed an uneventful transit from Coventry Airport to RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. 皇冠体育app weather conditions at Halton were described as bumpy, with thunderstorms in the area and 鈥済usty鈥� wind conditions - the forecast was for a surface wind of 180掳/15 gusting 25 kt. 皇冠体育app pilot positioned his aircraft for a flapless landing on grass Runway 20, with the windsock showing a strong wind straight down the runway. As the aircraft approached trees on final approach it was 鈥渟watted violently downwards and left鈥�, the left wing dropped and made contact with the trees. 皇冠体育app pilot levelled the wings and noticed, from the windsock, that the wind had veered significantly, almost 90潞. He turned towards the wind and landed across the runway, stopping in the long grass beyond the side of the strip. 皇冠体育app aircraft was taxied back to the apron and shut down normally. A subsequent inspection revealed damage to the left wing. 皇冠体育app pilot considered that the accident was caused by a sudden and violent change in the wind direction, perhaps caused by a nearby thunderstorm to the north.

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