Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, G-AWPS
Report name:
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee,G-AWPS
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee,G-AWPS
Registration:
G-AWPS
G-AWPS
Type:
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
Location:
Colwich Junction, near Little Haywood, Staffordshire
Colwich Junction, near Little Haywood, Staffordshire
Date of occurrence:
02 January 2009
02 January 2009
Category:
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
General Aviation - Fixed Wing
Summary:
The aircraft was seen carrying out a manoeuvre described by witnesses as similar to a wingover or stall turn. During the manoeuvre it entered a steep nose-down descent from which it did not recover and which resulted in a high-speed impact on a railway line. The accident was not survivable. The pilot's medical and licence validity had expired a number of years previously. The aircraft maintenance records were incomplete and did not show that the required maintenance had been correctly performed. There was, however, no evidence of any mechanical defect causing, or contributing to, the accident.
The aircraft was seen carrying out a manoeuvre described by witnesses as similar to a wingover or stall turn. During the manoeuvre it entered a steep nose-down descent from which it did not recover and which resulted in a high-speed impact on a railway line. The accident was not survivable. The pilot's medical and licence validity had expired a number of years previously. The aircraft maintenance records were incomplete and did not show that the required maintenance had been correctly performed. There was, however, no evidence of any mechanical defect causing, or contributing to, the accident.
