Independent report
AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: May � June 2020:
Published 13 August 2020
Event Date | Aircraft Type | Registration | Location Name | Record Only Occurrence Text |
24 Mar 2020 | Cessna 182H | G-ATCX | Stoodleigh Farmstrip, nr Exeter, Devon | »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp pilot reported that sloping ground caused him to lose depth perception as he approached the ground and he flared too high. This resulted in a high sink rate and a heavy landing. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp nosewheel detached and the propeller struck the ground. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp pilot exited the aircraft without injury. |
27 Apr 2020 | Eurofox 912(S) | G-DSUE | Northrepps Airfield, Norfolk | »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp pilot applied heavy braking having landed long, this caused the tail wheel aircraft to tip forward and it came to rest inverted near the end of the grass runway. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp aircraft was severely damaged, but the pilot and passenger were uninjured. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp pilot considered that a lack of recency had contributed to the accident. |
25 May 2020 | Cessna R182 | G-WIFE | RAF Kirknewton, West Lothian | »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp aircraft landed with the landing gear inadvertently retracted. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp underside of the aircraft and the propeller were damaged. |
23 Jun 2020 | Dragon Chaser | G-CIFM | Sutton Meadows Airfield, Cambridgeshire | During the crosswind leg of a circuit the engine stopped, possibly as a result of carburettor icing, which led to the pilot carrying out a forced landing across one of the runways. However, the aircraft was not able to stop within the runway’s width and, as the pilot attempted to steer the aircraft away from the runway’s edge, the aircraft tipped on to a wingtip and sustained damage. |