A PLANE veered off the runway of a North Yorkshire Airfield as it landed in strong winds.

A report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch has detailed how a plane lurched off a runway at Bagby Airfield in Thirsk, hitting a hangar.

The pilot told the organisation that he as there was no air or ground radio service at Bagby he checked the surface wind at a nearby airfield. He was also very familiar with the airfield.

But as he approached, maintaining directional control using differential braking, the aircraft suddenly swung left and would not respond when the right brake was applied.

The report states: “It veered off the runway and the pilot was unable to halt it before the right wing and tailplane struck a hangar. He made the aircraft safe and vacated without assistance. The pilot concluded that the swing to the left may have been due to the wind gusting or shifting direction.”

The accident happened on September 22, 2016.

The 70-year-old pilot was an experienced flier with 14,578 flying hours. He was flying a De Havilland Gipsy Major at the time of the crash. No one else was on board.

Bagby Airfield is used by hobby pilots, high-profile jockeys and utility repair firms.

On Saturday, The Press reported another incident at the airfield in which a plane missed the runway, causing the aircraft “significant damage”.

Air accident monthly bulletins detail how a private plane with one person on board was too low when it approached the runway of Bagby Airfield in Thirsk and landed in a field.

While the plane was badly damaged, the 60-year-old male pilot escaped the accident without injuries. The pilot later said that he had been distracted by another aircraft he believed may get in the way of his landing.