Emergency Landing at Charlwood (Nr. Gatwick)
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Emergency Landing at Charlwood (Nr. Gatwick)
BBC News - Light plane in emergency landing at Gatwick Airport
Haven't seen anything about this anywhere on PPRuNe...
Haven't seen anything about this anywhere on PPRuNe...
He must have been extremely lost to have ended up there on a fine day like this .... and presumably not speaking to Farnborough who would have advised him of the way to avoid such a busy place as the take off end of the runway.
He must have been extremely lost to have ended up there on a fine day like this
Or inbound to the strip, or on a Class D Gatwick Airspace transit, or any of a dozen reasons....why not wait for the FACTS?
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The aircraft involved was inbound to the Gatwick Aviation Museum site at Charlwood. It would seem that during it's landing the aircraft (possibly a Piper) managed to collide with one of the museum exhibits. Damage sustained to wing, undercarriage and prop. Minor injuries to those on board.
I made an appointment to visit the museum last week, & while Peter was showing me around he mentioned the light aircraft incident - he said it hit the Shackleton stairway, fortunately not the aircraft itself. It was parked up next to the Shack when I was there. Thankfully there were no serious injuries.
