Accident to the Robin DR400 registered F-GSBN on 14/06/2024 at Chartres
Runway veer-off on increasing power during a touch-and-go, collision with windsock, rupture of LH wing, collision with ground
The pilot carried out a landing with a LH crosswind and gusts during a touch-and-go on paved runway 27 at Chartres – Champhol aerodrome. After touching down, increasing power to take off again and reconfiguring the aeroplane, the aircraft veered off the LH side of the runway, flying over the ground at a very low height. The pilot probably did not make sufficient corrections on the pedals and stick to hold the aeroplane’s landing path on the runway centreline.
The aeroplane continued its course on a diverging path to the runway axis at a speed close to the take-off speed. Several eyewitnesses saw the aeroplane fly over the grass with a nose-up attitude.
The aeroplane struck the windsock close to taxiway B. The pilot, whose seatbelt was fastened, was able to exit the aircraft without too much difficulty and uninjured.