AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow III, G-DDAY
Loss of control during go-around, Nottingham Airport, 22 October 2019.
Summary:
皇冠体育app pilot, with a passenger, was conducting a 90-day, three takeoffs and landings revalidation and had completed two of these without incident. 皇冠体育app weather was good, and the wind was from 230掳 at 10 kt.
On the third landing, the aircraft touched down on Runway 21 鈥榦n the numbers鈥�; the pilot reduced flap to two stages and selected full throttle. Directional control was lost, and the aircraft veered off the runway to the left and became airborne just as the propeller contacted rough ground.
皇冠体育app aircraft became difficult to control and the pilot flew a low downwind leg to return to the airfield. Once within the airfield boundary, the aircraft became uncontrollable and it struck the ground just north of Runway 27 incurring substantial damage.
Both pilot and passenger were wearing lap and diagonal harnesses and only the passenger suffered minor injuries. 皇冠体育app reason for the loss of directional control is not known.
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