Europa XS Europa, G-FIZY, 30 March 2008

Europa XS Europa, G-FIZY

Summary:

Immediately after lifting off from an undulating grass runway, the aircraft’s right wing dropped. The pilot applied left aileron to correct the roll, which resulted in the aircraft rolling sharply to the left. As the it passed over the left edge of the runway it struck a hedge and came to rest in an adjacent field. The pilot was uninjured.

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Published 10 December 2014