AAIB investigation to Fournier RF5B, G-BPWK

Runway overrun on landing, Usk Airfield, Monmouthshire, 3 June 2016.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 November 2016

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 3 June 2016
• Aircraft type: Fournier RF5B
• Location: Usk Airfield, Monmouthshire
• Registration: G-BPWK

Summary:

The pilot reported that, following a local flight, he approached Usk Airfield to land on the shorter grass landing area on a heading of approximately 060°.

During the landing flare he realised that there may be insufficient distance for the ground run. As the aircraft touched down, he reached for the landing gear brake lever but inadvertently released the flight spoilers which retracted, as designed. The aircraft then bounced and floated for some distance before touching down again. There was insufficient distance remaining to stop and the aircraft overran the airfield and toppled down a 12 ft drop into a stream. The pilot was uninjured.

CAA Safety Sense Leaflet 1, titled 바카라 사이트˜Good Airmanship Guide바카라 사이트™, advises that, when landing, pilots: 바카라 사이트˜Go-around if not solidly 바카라 사이트˜on바카라 사이트™ in the first third of the runway바카라 사이트¦바카라 사이트™

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Published 10 November 2016