Piper pa-22-135 tri-pacer, g-apyi, 26 october 2012

PIPER PA-22-135 TRI-PACER, G-APYI, 26 OCTOBER 2012 CONTENTS * Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer, G-APYI * Summary * Download report PIPER PA-22-135 TRI-PACER, G-APYI SUMMARY: G-APYI is a Piper

Tri-pacer aircraft (built with a tricycle landing gear) converted to a tailwheel configuration. The pilot was taking off from his grass airstrip, the runway of which is 475 m long, oriented

24/06 and is bordered at each end by hedges. The runway also cuts through two hedges at about its midpoint. The wind was from the north-west at 10 kt and the aircraft was taking off on

Runway 24, which has a downward slope. The pilot stated that, after about 150 m of ground roll, the aircraft encountered a soft patch of grass and the combination of this with the crosswind

caused him to lose directional and the aircraft slid into a hedge to the left of the runway DOWNLOAD REPORT: Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer G-APYI 04-13.pdf (172.65 kb) UPDATES TO THIS PAGE

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