AAIB investigation to Extra 400, D-EXKG
Takeoff aborted and aircraft overran runway, Oban Airport, Argyll and Bute, 13 July 2018.
Summary:
During the takeoff roll, the pilot became concerned about a flock of birds on the end of the runway and chose to abort the takeoff. At this point the IAS was above the normal takeoff speed. The aircraft failed to stop by the end of the paved surface, overran the runway and struck the airfield boundary fence before coming to a stop in an area of bushes just prior to the shoreline. The pilot believed that the brakes became overheated and ineffective.
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Published 14 March 2019