Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-BJUR, 6 October 2012
Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-BJUR
Summary:
皇冠体育app pilot was flying from his home airfield to Skegness, where he had landed on several previous occasions. 皇冠体育app weather was fine, with calm conditions at Skegness. Runway 21, which has a grass surface and is 799 m long and 23 m wide, was in use. 皇冠体育appre had been heavy rain the night before and the surface was damp. After touchdown, the aircraft encountered a bump in the airstrip which caused the aircraft to deviate to the left. 皇冠体育app pilot regained directional control but the aircraft had departed the prepared surface and was, by this time, travelling parallel to it in longer, wet grass with a fence line to its left. Considering the surface conditions, the pilot elected to let the aircraft run to a stop rather than attempt braking or a turn back towards the runway. At the end of the fence line, the aircraft鈥檚 left wing tip collided with a steel gate post, causing the aircraft to yaw to the left and come to a stop. 皇冠体育app aircraft sustained damage to the left wing but the pilot was uninjured.
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