AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-BAXZ
Runway excursion after landing, Skegness Airfield, Lincolnshire, 19 June 2024
Having landed normally at Skegness Airfield, the aircraft veered off the grass runway, before entering a drainage ditch and striking its far side. The pilot was found unconscious after the accident and cannot recall anything after final approach. The passenger who was also knocked out, does not know why the aircraft departed the runway. The passenger restraints were examined and it was found that the passenger seatbelt functioned normally but required more force than normal to engage the clasp and may not have been fully done up before the accident.
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