Shock Horror – Aircraft Impacts Ground In Essex
There are confirmed reports from North Weald airfield of an aircraft hitting the ground.
The PA28 flown by Dickie Fender-Bender had its earth encounter on runway 20 when the pilot cut the power at low altitude.
When interviewed afterwards, Mr Fender-Bender (43) said “this is a perfectly normal operation that pilots call landing – it involves flying near the ground and reducing power so that the aircraft returns to terra firm.”
An eye witness said “it was horrible, the aircraft just kept getting lower and lower and then the engine seemed to cut.”
