AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer III, G-BXTW
Aircraft collided with a tree on approach, Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset, 22 November 2018.
Summary:
On approach to Runway 08 at Compton Abbas Airfield the aircraft descended below and to the right of the normal approach path and collided with a tree. The pilot was able to correct the approach path and land normally. After the accident he was not able to identify any reason why he did not notice that the aircraft was not on the correct approach path.
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Published 14 March 2019