AAIB investigation to Jabiru UL, G-RYAL

Hit lamp post on approach to land, Sandtoft Airfield, 31 October 2015.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
11 February 2016
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
31 October 2015
Aircraft type:
Jabiru UL
Location:
Sandtoft Airfield, North Lincolnshire
Registration:
G-RYAL

Summary:

The aircraft struck a lamp post on short final to Runway 23. This caused the aircraft to pitch nose-down and hit a road. The pilot had been aiming to land at the beginning of the paved surface instead of the runway threshold, which was displaced by 190 m.

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Published 11 February 2016