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

Runway excursion on landing, Blackbushe Airport, 1 November 2014

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 12 March 2015

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 1 November 2014
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II
• Location: Blackbushe Airport, Surrey
• Registration: G-TALE

Summary:

The aircraft had been high on the approach to land and bounced a number of times. The pilot later discovered that the throttle had jammed slightly open as a result of nose leg damage sustained at some point during the landing. He assessed the cause of the accident as a pilot-induced-oscillation and that he should have initiated a go-around at an early stage.

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Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II G-TALE 03-15.

Published 12 March 2015