AAIB investigation to CAP 232, G-IITC

Landing mishap, Wombleton Airfield, North Yorkshire, 12 June 2021.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 October 2021

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 12 June 2021
• Aircraft type: CAP 232
• Location: Wombleton Airfield, North Yorkshire
• Registration: G-IITC

Summary:

As the aircraft touched down its right wing caught crops at the edge of the runway. This caused the aircraft to veer off the runway into a field, where it was brought to a stop by the crop. The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft sustained damage during the accident. The pilot considers the causal factors to be late identification of aircraft drift on a narrow runway and not initiating an immediate go-around.

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Published 14 October 2021