Europa XS, G-PHXS, 4 July 2009

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
4 July 2009
Aircraft type:
Europa XS
Location:
Weldon Farm strip, near Corby, Northamptonshire
Registration:
G-PHXS

Europa XS, G-PHXS

Summary:

The aircraft was landing at Weldon Farm on a grass strip 480 metres long by 15 metres wide, cut into a crop. The pilot later recalled that it appeared to him that he was too close to the crop and he attempted a correction; the next thing he remembered was the aircraft stationary on the ground at the edge of the runway, having turned through about 50° to the right. The rear fuselage had broken just forward of the tail but the pilot was uninjured. He is unsure whether he drifted into the crop due to a gust of wind or whether he had been simply too close to one side of the strip during the flare to land.

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Published 10 December 2014