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

Runway overrun, Rochester Airport, Kent, 14 August 2024

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 13 March 2025

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 14 August 2024
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-28-181
• Location: Rochester Airport, Kent
• Registration: G-EPYW

The pilot experienced a period of high workload following a go-around and change of runway-in-use. The aircraft overran the runway due to landing long at a higher than recommended speed. It cleared the airport boundary fence, crossed a road, and came to rest within a wooded embankment. The pilot was uninjured.

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Published 13 March 2025