Piper L21B Super Cub, G-SCUB, 6 October 2007

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 6 October 2007
• Aircraft type: Piper L21B Super Cub
• Location: Anwick, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire
• Registration: G-SCUB

Piper L21B Super Cub, G-SCUB

Summary:

Whilst making a precautionary overflight of the airstrip prior to landing, the aircraft was inadvertently allowed to descend. The right wheel snagged a set of power cables, which spun the aircraft round, before it struck the ground. Recent cultivation of the land resulted in a low visual contrast between the cables and the background, making them hard for the pilot to see.

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Piper L21B Super Cub, G-SCUB 1-08.pdf (249.56 kb)

Published 10 December 2014