Plane’s nose and propeller fell off after crash: report

The nose and rotating propeller of a light aircraft that crash- landed in February in Co Limerick fell off after it hit the ground.

Plane’s nose and propeller fell off after crash: report

Details of the incident were published in a report yesterday by the Irish Air Accident and Investigation Unit.

“The aircraft’s nose wheel dug into the soft ground, collapsed and separated. As the aircraft pitched nose down, the rotating propeller made contact with the soft ground and one blade detached. The aircraft’s nose came to rest on the engine cowling,” the report stated.

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