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AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: March 鈥� April 2023

Published 8 June 2023

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Event Date Aircraft Type Registration Location Name Record Only Occurrence Text
10 Mar 2020 Squarecraft Cavalier SA.102-5 G-AZHH Rufforth East Airfield, North Yorkshire 皇冠体育app aircraft overshot the runway during landing, damaging the engine, cowling and propeller. 皇冠体育app owner has since modified the brakes on the aircraft.
09 Dec 2022 Grob G115A G-GPSX Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport 皇冠体育app aircraft bounced twice during landing before the student pilot, who was performing her second solo flight, initiated a go-around. She pulled back on the control column more than intended, causing the aircraft to stall. 皇冠体育app student pilot sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.
01 Mar 2023 Rockwell Commander 114 N6081F Gloucestershire Airport Following a bounced landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the runway onto the grass.
02 Mar 2023 Thruster T600N 450 G-CBGV Freshwater Farm, Isle of Wight In the final stages of the approach the engine stopped and could not be restarted. 皇冠体育app pilot carried out an emergency landing in a nearby field. During the landing, the nose of the microlight dug in and the aircraft became inverted, damaging the forward fuselage.
03 Mar 2023 Zenair CH 750 G-CLYN Goodleigh, Devon During the roll-out and at low speed the aircraft began to drift sideways in long grass. 皇冠体育app wingtip dropped and touched the ground causing the aircraft to become inverted.
11 Mar 2023 Avid Hauler MK4 G-BWRC East Winch Airfield, Norfolk During a forced landing following an engine failure, the nose landing gear and main landing gear collapsed.
27 Mar 2023 Avid Aerobat (Modified) G-BUON Near White Fen Farm Airfield, Cambridgeshire Shortly after takeoff the engine stopped. 皇冠体育app pilot managed to carry out an emergency landing in a field but, during the landing, the aircraft struck a depression, breaking the nose landing gear and flipping the aircraft onto its back. 皇冠体育app pilot attributed the engine failure to the fuel cock not being fully open which had been overlooked during pre-takeoff checks.
01 Apr 2023 Cessna F152 G-CIUU North Weald Airport, Essex 皇冠体育app instructional circuit took place in crosswind conditions. During the landing flare the aircraft yawed to the left then veered right on touchdown, departing the runway onto soft ground. 皇冠体育app aircraft sustained damage to the right wingtip fairing. 皇冠体育app instructor reflected that he should have intervened earlier to correct the yaw before touchdown.
02 Apr 2023 DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (Lycoming) G-BBNA Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire After touchdown, control of the aircraft was lost and it left the runway and ran into a hedge. 皇冠体育app pilot received only minor injuries but the aircraft suffered substantial damage to the wings and engine.
02 Apr 2023 Quik GT450 G-CFGD Watnall Airfield, Notthinghamshire 皇冠体育app aircraft encountered a gust before touchdown causing it to bounce. 皇冠体育app pilot began a go-around but the aircraft veered left and struck a hedge.
03 Apr 2023 Ikarus C42 FB UK G-CBVY Wingland Airfield, Spalding, Lincolnshire 皇冠体育app pilot considered that after touchdown he was too fast to stop within the remaining runway length and so initiated a go around. 皇冠体育app aircraft was left of the runway centreline and as power was applied the left wingtip struck a vehicle parked just off the runway in a marked parking area. 皇冠体育app aircraft spun through 180掳 and came to a halt.
13 Apr 2023 X鈥檃ir Hawk G-CHIW Perranporth Airfield, Cornwall 皇冠体育app nose landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft came to a halt.
16 Apr 2023 Ikarus C42 FB80 G-CDMS Popham Airfield, Hampshire On the approach to land, the student pilot rounded out too high and then immediately corrected by lowering the aircraft nose. 皇冠体育app aircraft touched down on the nosewheel, which broke free from its leg and the propeller struck the ground.
27 Apr 2023 Bolkow BO 208C Junior G-AVLO Brighton City (Shoreham) Airport, West Sussex Following an approach that the pilot thought was normal, the aircraft bounced on touchdown. 皇冠体育app pilot elected to continue with the landing, but the aircraft bounced two more times and, on the final touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. 皇冠体育app pilot had been concerned after the first bounce that the high nose attitude might have led to a stall if he went around, so he decided to continue with the landing.
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