AAIB investigation to Nipper T.66 RA45 Series 3, G-AVKI
Unoccupied aircraft collided with hangar doors, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, 17 October 2017.
Summary:
皇冠体育app pilot was stowing the aircraft鈥檚 restraining strap and chocks in the cockpit with the engine at idle. As he leaned into the cockpit to secure them for flight, he inadvertently advanced the throttle, causing the aircraft to move forward under its own power. 皇冠体育app pilot attempted to stop the aircraft by holding onto the left wing. He was able to guide it onto a grassed area adjacent to the hangars, but was unable to bring it to a stop. 皇冠体育app aircraft then completed approximately three full rotations before the pilot was forced to let go; it then continued forward until it struck the hangar doors and came to a stop.
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