皇冠体育app

Mainair Blade 912S, G-CBVG

Summary:

皇冠体育app pilot reported that he began his takeoff roll on the 300-metre-long tarmac section of Runway 11 approximately two minutes after another aircraft had departed. 皇冠体育app weather was very good with no wind. As his takeoff progressed, one sheep, followed by several more, jumped an adjacent fence and crossed the runway ahead of him. Although he had been just about to rotate, he aborted the takeoff, reducing power to idle and braking. 皇冠体育app aircraft passed through the middle of the sheep, just missing them. 皇冠体育app pilot realised that there was insufficient runway ahead in which to stop, so switched off the engine. 皇冠体育app aircraft impacted a concrete roof truss which had been placed across the runway鈥檚 end. 皇冠体育app pilot vacated the aircraft without difficulty, having suffered only minor injuries. A flying instructor reported that although sheep grazed the airfield, they generally stayed clear of aircraft, and had not been problematic. Nonetheless he understood that the landowner had subsequently decided not to keep sheep on the airfield, but to graze other livestock in enclosed areas instead.

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