I've flown many 40 year old PA28s and have had a lot of fun in doing so. Even at a ripe old age, a PA28 can and do still fly like new. I'd also be very surprised if age and / or maintenance had anything to do with this.
If 26 is where the incident happened....
Anyone that has landed an aircraft at Caernarfon will know that when you've got a runway like 26, shortish, displaced threshold, trees, telephone lines, caravan site and the odd seagull that even in the best meteorological conditions it wouldn't take much to distract attention away from a glance or two at airspeed indicator or similar. Being low and slow there is very dangerous indeed. Even the most experienced and seasoned Caernarfon regular needs full concentration on this approach.
Stay sharp guys.
My thoughts go out to all involved :-(
Last edited by Supersport; 19th May 2013 at 23:11.