Oops at Old Sarum / Earls Colne, Saturday.

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G-DEWE failed to land correctly on Saturday. Pilot and passenger uninjured. :)

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10339905.Plane_crash_at_Old_Sarum/

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What a wonderful term 'Failed to land correctly'. :) Glad both are OK by the way.

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The goings-on at Earls Colne this weekend sounded even more alarming.

By all accounts somebody left the runway on their second landing attempt and collected a couple of parked aircraft.

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What a wonderful term 'Failed to land correctly'. :) Glad both are OK by the way.

Comes from me initially writing 'failed to take off' and then having to correct it. Does sound poetic doesn't it! :diablo:

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Ouch!

Could have been a whole lot worse, though, couldn't it?

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You mean they could have been nice aircraft?

Moggy ;)

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Oooh, saucer of milk for MoggyC!:p

Actually I meant that a low wing monoplane hitting a high wing monoplane is probably not a bad recipe for wingtips and the like missing vital bits like occupants (though anyone in the Cessna at the time might have had their hairstyle, and underpants colour, changed)...

...but I take your point!

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I was only teasing anyway. Those two types are the workhorses of the aviation world and have worked with many a harassed student to help him through those 40-45 hours of doubt and uncertainty.

I was pleased enough to punt one (Warrior 160) all around Northern France shortly after I had qualified.

They may not be the most exciting flight in the world, but (generally) they don't bite - which makes you wonder what went wrong here.

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Not pretty and as mentioned - could have been much worse...
Anyone else notice the irony of one aircraft is G-AVEC which is French for "with"??

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Reported over on FLYER to be a Wellesbourne-based Warrior and the two pictured were innocent bystanders (so to speak)

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Not pretty and as mentioned - could have been much worse...
Anyone else notice the irony of one aircraft is G-AVEC which is French for "with"??

Would have been even more ironic if it had gone into the line of aircraft a couple of spaces away, where I gather G-BUMP was parked!

Wicked Willip :dev2:

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That registration really is tempting providence

Moggy