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Old 8th June 2004 | 11:50
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Grrr We can all learn from that!

Sat doing my power checks at my rather challenging local grass airfield on Sunday and witnessed some poor sole attempt to land his 172 /182 (not sure which) and almost come to grief. Bounced twice, wheelbarrowed on the third with the prop impacting the surface, and then a very late go-around with early flap retraction and subsequent sink before just missing the trees and wires.

Lessons to be learnt
1, If you have not been there before and you are not current flying in/out of small grass strips, do not attempt it.
2, In the Go around be careful with the flap retraction especially on Cessna's as it so easy to go from drag flap to no flap in haste.
3, Watch your speeds, if you currently are over the fence at 65 knots it is more likely to be 55 for a small grass field. Have you ever landed at this speed?

Thankfully an expensive but happy ending and there but for the grace of god go I!
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