AAIB investigation to Vans RV-9A, G-CCGU
Collision with vehicle at Henstridge Airfield, Somerset, 2 March 2023.
Summary:
Late in the final approach to Henstridge Airfield, which is unlicensed, the aircraft struck a heavy goods vehicle on a road which crossed the undershoot. The aircraft then struck the ground inverted, short of the runway. The pilot sustained only minor injuries, but the passenger was seriously injured.
The aircraft was on a standard 3° approach path when it struck the lorry. The airfield operator subsequently increased the distance by which the threshold is inset from the end of the runway so that aircraft on a standard approach would be higher when crossing the road.
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