AAIB investigation Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II, G-BHWZ

Pitch oscillations during landing, Compton Abbas Airfield, 19 March 2014.

Summary:

皇冠体育app aircraft was landing on the grass Runway 26 at Compton Abbas when the accident occurred. 皇冠体育app weather conditions were fine, with a light westerly wind. 皇冠体育app pilot reported flying a normal approach with full flap, achieving a smooth touchdown about 100 m beyond the runway numbers. During the rollout the aircraft suddenly pitched nose-up, followed by three further pitch oscillations of reducing severity. 皇冠体育app pilot described the motion as being as if the aircraft had encountered a bump and he thought that an unseen undulation, associated with a footpath that crosses the runway, may have contributed to the event.

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Published 10 December 2014