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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