AAIB investigation to Piper L18C Super Cub, G-AXLZ

Wake vortex encounter during takeoff, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex, 18 July 2016.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
13 April 2017
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
18 July 2016
Aircraft type:
Piper L18C Super Cub
Location:
Shoreham Airport, West Sussex
Registration:
G-AXLZ

Summary:

During takeoff the aircraft encountered a wake vortex system from a helicopter which had hover-taxied across the runway approximately two minutes earlier. The pilot was unable to correct the roll, induced by the vortex system, before the aircraft struck the ground.

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