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Old 25th February 2016 | 13:09
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The Flying Pram
 
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I witnessed a C172 take off, stagger for a few seconds in ground effect, then crash back down again on the runway. Frost on the wings.
Several years ago I was asked to help the AAIB dismantle and recover the wreckage of a flexwing microlight. The wing had been left rigged in an open sided barn the previous night during winter, and was observed to have a thin coating of frost the next morning. It got off the ground O.K. but wouldn't climb. Faced with a hedge at the end of the field, the pilot put it back down on the strip but lost control and overturned whilst trying to stop. Unfortunately, the passenger died, and the pilot was seriously injured.
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