AAIB investigation to Pierre Robin HR200/120B, G-MFLC

Loss of control on takeoff, Leeds Bradford Airport, 20 June 2014.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
20 June 2014
Aircraft type:
Pierre Robin HR200/120B
Location:
Leeds Bradford Airport
Registration:
G-MFLC

Summary:

The accident occurred during the student pilot鈥檚 first solo takeoff. The aircraft rotated rapidly to an exagerated nose-up attitude before landing and bouncing. The student detected a drift to the runway side and abandoned the takeoff. However, the aircraft ran off the edge of the runway and collided with a glidepath aerial. Both the aircraft and the aerial suffered substantial damage, although the pilot was uninjured.

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