PA32 down in Alderney
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I was in Alderney this afternoon before flying back to the UK. There were patches of mist around lunchtime intermittently obscuring the runway. There will of course be a formal report but it appears from local sources that the plane was on late finals and a bank of sea fog / mist suddenly came in disorientating the pilot and the plane stalled well away from the runway possibly attempting a go around. Alderney airport was closed for a short time due to a lack of fire cover.
Looking at the air frame, it seems the pilot and passengers were very very lucky not to have had more serious injuries. LF |
A very lucky escape...it would seem.
I imply no criticism here as I do not know the pilot or have any information on his qualifications and experience.
If it is true however that he/she encountered sudden IMC conditions on approach to land (ie low and slow) then a missed approach would have been very challenging for someone without well-practiced instrument-flying skills. Other old timers will know this and I record it only as a warning sign for less experienced pilots. Cheers bm :ok: |
One passenger flown to Guernsey hospital with a broken leg.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Guernsey | Three hurt in light plane crash |
From the video in the 1st post I notice that the 3 propellor blades seem to show a lack of damage consistent with low power / rotational energy.
Sir George Cayley |
Connoisseurs of journalism may enjoy this, taken from the crews' local paper, the Wolverhampton Express and Star:
"The aircraft is thought to have stalled as it tried to avoid a fog bank while coming into land in Alderney and was too low for the propellers to be restarted". |
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