A pilot who crashed a light aircraft nose-down into a field in Co Monaghan subsequently flew the plane back to the west coast in spite of “substantial damage”, an investigation has found. The pilot told the AAIU that he did not immediately report the crash as he considered the damage not to be structural. The pilot, flying alone, was uninjured. The pilot had never landed at this field before, but had checked it on Google Maps and the landowner was aware he would be landing. The pilot believed the propeller had not been damaged, and some 20 minutes later he took off and flew back to Co Galway.

Source: The Irish Times February 28, 2018 18:33 UTC