Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-ATMW
Report name:
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-ATMW
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-ATMW
Registration:
G-ATMW
G-ATMW
Type:
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
Location:
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire
Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire
Date of occurrence:
01 November 2007
01 November 2007
Category:
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The pilot considered that the aircraft was low on fuel and he decided to land at an unlit airfield in the dark. He asked a person on the ground to position their vehicle in such a way as to indicate where the aircraft should land; the pilot misidentified this vehicle’s lights and landed at the wrong position. Just prior to touchdown the aircraft struck a fuel bowser before falling heavily on its nose landing gear, which then collapsed.
The pilot considered that the aircraft was low on fuel and he decided to land at an unlit airfield in the dark. He asked a person on the ground to position their vehicle in such a way as to indicate where the aircraft should land; the pilot misidentified this vehicle’s lights and landed at the wrong position. Just prior to touchdown the aircraft struck a fuel bowser before falling heavily on its nose landing gear, which then collapsed.
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