Grob bites the hedge.
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: MANCHESTER
arrived at barton just after incident
apparently solo student came in too high for runway 20, landed late and was well on the way to Macro carpark when the boundary hedge intercepted his progress. should have scrapped the approach and gone around earlier considering the hot windless conditions but hindsight is always 20-20........there but for the grace of God etc...
Grob currently in Maintenance Hangar undergoing repairs although i heard it was borderline right off. Pilot ok apart from shaken .....and probably stirred.
Best wishes to him and hope he gets back on the horse ASAP.
apparently solo student came in too high for runway 20, landed late and was well on the way to Macro carpark when the boundary hedge intercepted his progress. should have scrapped the approach and gone around earlier considering the hot windless conditions but hindsight is always 20-20........there but for the grace of God etc...
Grob currently in Maintenance Hangar undergoing repairs although i heard it was borderline right off. Pilot ok apart from shaken .....and probably stirred.
Best wishes to him and hope he gets back on the horse ASAP.
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 516
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From: Northampton
Too high, especially on the days we saw over the weekend, definetly deserve thought for a go-around - indeed I made my first 'non-practice' go-around in 70ish hours of flying on Sunday. Temperatures were in the late thirties and I figured I'd prefer another, well set-up approach than a landing 3/4 the way along the runway and end up in the hedge at the end. 
