Pilot Malcolm Hill was accompanied by his wife Margaret and another married couple when their private plane careered off the runway and crashed through a wall at Crosland Hill airfield near Huddersfield. The four-seater Piper Cherokee Arrow was wrecked but Mr. Hill, from Grasscroft, and his passengers walked away with only slight injuries.
A newly published air accident investigation report said the aircraft developed a swing to the left during take off that the pilot was unable to correct. The aircraft left the runway, ran down an embankment and crashed through a stone wall.
Though no firm cause could be identified for the crash, the report said photographs showed marks on the runway where the aircraft began its take-off roll. Mr Hill believed the nose landing gear retracted and compromised his ability to steer the plane - but investigators weren’t able to refute or confirm the pilot’s theory.
Source: http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III, G-RJMS
Date of occurrence: 19 June 2015
Location: Crosland Moor Airfield, Yorkshire
Loss of directional control on takeoff from Crosland Moor Airfield on 19 June 2015.
Summary: During takeoff, the aircraft developed a swing to the left which the pilot was unable to correct with the use of rudder. The aircraft left the runway, ran down an embankment and through a stone wall before coming to rest. The cause of the loss of directional control has not been established.
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