Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-LFSC, 28 September 2009

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 28 September 2009
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
• Location: South Cave (Mount Airey) Airfield, East Yorkshire
• Registration: G-LFSC

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-LFSC

Summary:

After landing in an uphill direction on a grass surface, but with a strong tailwind, the aircraft departed the runway to the left into a cultivated field. This caused the nose landing gear to collapse and the propeller to strike the ground.

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Published 10 December 2014