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Old 7th Mar 2009, 04:51
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" One of their Chipmunks botched a landing on the grass strip that was positioned between Rw02 and the main taxiway just as we were on the taxiway alongside where it happened. ( we were at max take off weight bound for Hongkong ). The resultant Chipmunk recovery and overshoot could very well have caused a collision and it all happened just as the before take off checklist was being read. "

Is it possible you have a date for that flight that this incident happened?

Hopefully not in Dec 59 or Jan 60, was operating the chipmunk VR-SDW from the Singapore Aero Club in those months with a brand new PPL, and gave myself a few frights taking on X wind landings, not really appreciating how fast the wind could spring up in front of approaching thunder heads.