Light aircraft crashes at Shoreham Airport

[coldair]

From the BBC;

Light aircraft crashes at Shoreham Airport

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55658000/jpg/_55658659_shorehamairportplanecrash.jpg The pilot left the plane uninjured after the landing
A light aircraft has crashed on landing at Shoreham Airport in West Sussex.
Sussex Police said there had been no fire and the 75-year-old experienced pilot from Cranleigh, in Surrey, had walked away with minor cuts.
The two-seater plane, a Taylorcraft, somersaulted on landing, ending up on its roof, at the end of the runway.
Fire crews turned the aircraft upright following the incident, which happened just before 15:00 BST. There were no passengers on board the plane.
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Very pleased that there were no reported injuries

[Danscowpie]

Not a crash, but simply the perogotive of the pilot to park inverted.
It makes much more sense now that we are entering the Autumn/Winter period when stronger winds are expected and precludes the need to constantly move a high wing aircraft into wind.

[patowalker]

It also makes chocks, anchors and ropes unnecessary, saving time and weight.

[DeeCee]

I heard it landed downwind

[fernytickles]

Not a crash, but simply the perogotive of the pilot to park inverted.
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And its not a somersault either - only a half somersault, shurely?

[Mark 1]

Technically speaking, I think this counts as a 'wheels up' landing.

[Pull what]

I heard it landed downwind

No, it definitetly landed on the airfield.