AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BFSY
Loss of control from landing on disused runway, Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 25 June 2022.
Summary:
The aircraft landed on a disused section of runway at Chatteris Airfield, due to a combination of insufficient airfield detail available during flight planning, and disused runway markers obscured by long grass. Safety actions have been taken by the flight planning tool provider and local flying club to update the airfield information. The airfield has also taken action to maintain the grass length.
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Published 13 October 2022