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Old 3rd Jun 2014, 08:26
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Piltdown Man
 
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There are three interesting aspects to this report. The first and most obvious is that there are people so close to the undershoot of this runway. The second and less obvious and unreported fact was the fact that the aircraft flew through the perimeter fence just before landing. The video clearly shows damage but despite that the associated report stated "The plane was also in fine condition and Drucker was able to fly home the same evening." Presumably there's a local engineer on the island capable of inspection and repair? The last aspect is that if you drag an aircraft in on a slow, flat approach, you can't see a thing under the nose. What this guy really needs is more training on performing steeper approaches, not a fine.
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