Longitudinal runway overrun and collision with an obstacle during landing at Romans - Saint-Paul (F-GAHV)

Flight details and accident sequence On 13 June 2013 at 15:05 local time, a Robin DR400-140 registered F-GAHV, operated by a club, was on a general aviation flight from Chambéry Challes-les-Eaux to Romans - Saint-Paul. The aircraft carried a pilot and two passengers. During the approach, the pilot observed a variable wind on the windsock and elected to land on runway 06, described as the preferred runway. In the final approach, the pilot estimated a tailwind of about 5 kt and continued the landing. The aircraft touched down approximately 150 to 200 m from the end of the runway, overran longitudinally, and came to rest in a ditch about 1 m deep located 70 m beyond the runway end. The aircraft was heavily damaged. ## Additional information The pilot stated that the aircraft was “a little high” on the glide path and that he encountered an updraft, feeling the aircraft rise slightly during the flare. A passenger holding an instructor qualification said he was convinced the pilot could have stopped the aircraft before the end of the runway. According to the flight manual, the landing distance under the day’s temperature and mass conditions, with zero wind and on an unpaved runway, was 610 m. Météo France estimated the weather at the accident site as wind from the south-west at 15 to 30 kt, few clouds at 5,000 ft, visibility greater than 10 km, and a temperature of 30 °C. The pilot had 356 total flight hours, including 138 hours on type and 7 hours in the preceding three months. The right-seat passenger held an instructor qualification and had 3,925 total flight hours, including 1,500 hours on type and 78 hours in the last three months.