AAIB investigation to Ikarus C42, G-FLYM
Landed in trees due to deteriorating weather, near Castlewellan, Co Down, 29 May 2017.
Summary:
On the return leg to the airfield the pilot was caught out by rising terrain and a lowering cloudbase. He could not see a field in which to carry out an emergency landing so he landed in the tops of trees.
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Published 11 January 2018