Light Aircraft down in Oxfordshire (Merged)

[alright jack]

Choice of hard or soft runway for crash landings?

Having been involved in an accident this time last year , the ground was very hard when we impacted it near vertical due to a stall after take off from about 50 feet, my fault , causing the aircraft nose to crumple and skid forward after the impact for about 50 yards. If the ground had been soft earth the nose would have buried itself and I think the out come would have been much worse. Luckily the structure absorbed the impact in this case and we got out almost uninjured . A very sobering experience indeed !! Make sure your seatbelt is always tight ............................