Independent report

AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: September 鈥� October 2022

Published 8 December 2022

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Event Date Aircraft Type Registration Location Record Only Occurrence Text
17 Apr 2022 Jabiru UL-450 G-JABZ Eshott Airfield, Northumberland 皇冠体育app aircraft became low and to the right of the intended flight path during approach to Runway 19 at Eshott Airport and it subsequently struck a tree. 皇冠体育app pilot described the aircraft losing airspeed and bouncing on the runway. Video footage showed the aircraft become airborne again with excessive bank angle, followed by the sound of impact and the absence of engine noise.
28 Jul 2022 Morane Saulnier Rallye 150SV G-KHRE Leicester Airport During flight, it was noticed that the nose wheel had detached from the nose landing gear. 皇冠体育app pilot was able to land the aircraft safely.
06 Aug 2022 Piper PA-28-161 G-JASE Popham Airfield, Hampshire At approximately 200 ft agl after takeoff, the engine lost power and could not be recovered. 皇冠体育app pilot selected a field for landing but, after touchdown, was unable to stop before hitting a hedge.
06 Aug 2022 Pitts S-1C G-BPRD Eastfield Farm, Louth, Lincolnshire Shortly after a normal touch down, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over into an inverted position. 皇冠体育app pilot reported that the landing gear had fractured, possibly due to fatigue. 皇冠体育app pilot believed that his lack of injury was due to his wearing a five-point harness and helmet.
13 Aug 2022 Nipper T.66 RA45 Series 3 G-NIPP Breighton Aerodrome, East Riding of Yorkshire 皇冠体育app pilot was alone and secured the aircraft with chocks and handbrake before hand-swinging the propeller. His initial start attempts from behind the propeller, in reach of the cockpit controls, were unsuccessful so he repositioned to the front and tried again. 皇冠体育app engine started immediately but G-NIPP 鈥渏umped the chocks.鈥� 皇冠体育app pilot managed to grab the left wingtip, G-NIPP swung around, its propeller dug into the ground and the aircraft 鈥渇lipped over.鈥� 皇冠体育app pilot reflected he had too much confidence in the chocks鈥� and the parking brake鈥檚 effectiveness and would never attempt to hand swing a propeller without assistance in the future.
21 Aug 2022 Eurofly Minifox G-CKYZ Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire Following an engine failure, the aircraft struck a tree. 皇冠体育app aircraft sustained damage and the pilot was uninjured.
26 Aug 2022 Cessna F150L G-MABE Doncaster Sheffield Airport, South Yorkshire 皇冠体育app aircraft was landing with a slight tailwind when the pilot鈥檚 attention was distracted by 鈥渓ots of black birds鈥� on the runway. 皇冠体育app pilot elected to continue the approach but noted on short final that the airspeed was 10 kt above target. 皇冠体育app aircraft landed long and bounced twice. During the second bounce the pilot applied power to go around but the aircraft鈥檚 wheels caught on bushes at the end of the runway causing it to 鈥渄ive鈥� into the ground, ending up inverted.
30 Aug 2022 Tecnam P2002-EA Sierra G-NFLY Eastbach Airfield, Gloucestershire 皇冠体育app aircraft was stable during approach as it came over the runway numbers. It suddenly encountered turbulence and lost lift. It landed heavily and the nose gear collapsed.
03 Sep 2022 MCR-01 Club G-CCPN Popham Airfield, Hampshire During the takeoff run, the aircraft became airborne prematurely due to the undulating surface of the runway, and it then bounced before touching down heavily. 皇冠体育app nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft came to a stop on the runway.
05 Sep 2022 Druine D.31A Turbulent G-ARLZ Little Gransden Airfield, Cambridgeshire 皇冠体育app aircraft suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff which resulted in the aircraft making a heavy landing in a stubble field.
13 Sep 2022 CEA DR360 G-AYCO Llanbedr Airport, Gwynedd 皇冠体育app pilot reported that the aircraft encountered a crosswind during landing and it bounced heavily on touchdown. 皇冠体育app aircraft veered to the left and came to rest partially off the side of the runway in soft ground. 皇冠体育app nose gear collapsed and the propeller and nose leg were damaged.
17 Sep 2022 Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen G-VIXI North of Atherton, Manchester Having successfully carried out a precautionary landing in a field after experiencing a rough running engine, the pilot took off again using full power. 皇冠体育app engine subsequently failed to respond to control inputs. 皇冠体育app pilot carried out another precautionary landing, but during the landing the left wing struck a building.
17 Sep 2022 Piper PA-28-180 G-AXZD Teesside Airport 皇冠体育app student pilot made a normal approach with a 12 knot crosswind and with two stages of flaps selected. 皇冠体育app aircraft bounced on landing and on the second touchdown the nose leg collapsed and the aircraft came to a halt on the runway.
20 Sep 2022 Pegasus Quantum 15-912 G-CDVH Eccles Newton Airfield, Roxburghshire 皇冠体育app aircraft bounced on landing and then veered to the left. 皇冠体育app student pilot applied full power and attempted to fly a go-around. 皇冠体育app aircraft hit a hedge to the left side of the grass runway.
24 Sep 2022 DH82A Tiger Moth G-ADJJ Clench Common Airfield, Wiltshire 皇冠体育app aircraft landed on the left side of Runway 33. As it reached the runway intersection, at a speed of approximately 20 kt, the left wing struck an umarked wooden fence post that had been obscured by a clump of weeds. 皇冠体育app pilot stated that he landed too far to the left on the narrow runway.
08 Oct 2022 Jet Provost T MK5 G-BWSG North Weald Airfield, Essex 皇冠体育app aircraft touched down firm and fast, causing the tyre on the left landing gear to burst. 皇冠体育app aircraft veered off the runway into the grass, crossing two disused taxiways before coming to rest. 皇冠体育app pilot reported that the tyres were in good condition and properly inflated prior to the flight.
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