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Old 23rd Aug 2009, 19:51
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LateFinals
 
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I was in Alderney this afternoon before flying back to the UK. There were patches of mist around lunchtime intermittently obscuring the runway. There will of course be a formal report but it appears from local sources that the plane was on late finals and a bank of sea fog / mist suddenly came in disorientating the pilot and the plane stalled well away from the runway possibly attempting a go around. Alderney airport was closed for a short time due to a lack of fire cover.

Looking at the air frame, it seems the pilot and passengers were very very lucky not to have had more serious injuries.

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