AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BFSY

Loss of control from landing on disused runway, Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 25 June 2022.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 13 October 2022

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 25 June 2022
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-28-181
• Location: Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire
• Registration: G-BFSY

Summary:

The aircraft landed on a disused section of runway at Chatteris Airfield, due to a combination of insufficient airfield detail available during flight planning, and disused runway markers obscured by long grass. Safety actions have been taken by the flight planning tool provider and local flying club to update the airfield information. The airfield has also taken action to maintain the grass length.

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Published 13 October 2022