AAIB investigation to Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-RVRR

Collision with a hedge during touch-and-go, Compton Abbas Airfield, Wiltshire, 15 May 2018.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 11 October 2018

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 15 May 2018
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk
• Location: Compton Abbas Airfield, Wiltshire
• Registration: G-RVRR

Summary:

During a second attempted touch-and-go on grass Runway 08 at Compton Abbas Airfield, the aircraft failed to climb and struck a hedge. Both occupants were uninjured.

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Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-RVRR 10-18

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Published 11 October 2018