AAIB investigation to Boeing A75N1 Stearman, G-CIOC
Ground collision with runway marker board, Wickenby Airport, Lincolnshire, 22 July 2018.
Summary:
The pilot was conducting wing walking flights and had already completed nine flights that day without incident. On the tenth flight, whilst landing on grass Runway 34, the aircraft overran, crossing hard Runway 03/21. It then continued onto the grass beyond, clipping a runway marker board at an estimated speed of 5 to 7 kt.
The weather conditions at the time were hot, with calm winds and thermal activity, requiring greater concentration by the pilot and thus fatigue may have been a causal factor.
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Published 14 March 2019