Pegasus Quantum 15-912, G-MDBC, 20 October 2012

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
20 October 2012
Aircraft type:
Pegasus Quantum 15-912
Location:
Sandbach, Cheshire
Registration:
G-MDBC

Pegasus Quantum 15-912, G-MDBC

Summary:

The student pilot misjudged the final approach and touched down about 10 m short of the airstrip, in a muddy ploughed field. The aircraft decelerated rapidly and pitched forward and back again, coming to rest upright at the start of the airstrip. The student pilot was taken to hospital but discharged later that day.

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Pegasus Quantum 15-912 G-MDBC 01-13.pdf (174.08 kb)

Published 10 December 2014