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AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: January 鈥� February 2022

Published 14 April 2022

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Event Date Aircraft Type Registration Location Name Record Only Occurrence Text
16 Sep 2020 RotorSport UK MTOSport G-CIFT Glengorm, Isle of Mull While landing in a crosswind the gyroplane bounced then touched down again on uneven ground beside the runway. 皇冠体育app gyroplane rolled over, causing extensive damage but no injuries. 皇冠体育app accident occurred in September 2020 but details were not reported to the AAIB until September 2021.
15 Jul 2021 AT-16 Harvard IIB G-CORS East Midlands Airport 皇冠体育app pilot was attempting to land the tailwheel equipped aircraft in a strong crosswind. After the initial touchdown, the aircraft become directionally unstable, resulting in a ground loop and failure of the left main landing gear leg. 皇冠体育app pilot considered that he had not maintained sufficient aileron input on the 鈥榠nto wind鈥� wing to maintain control.
18 Jul 2021 Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen G-DREW Sandtoft Airfield, North Lincolnshire 皇冠体育app left wing tip touched the runway during a crosswind landing. This resulted in a heavy landing during which the nose gear collapsed.
06 Sep 2021 Piper PA-28-161 G-BSBA Lydeway Field Airstrip, near Devizes, Wiltshire On landing, and during braking, the aircraft slewed and then left the grass runway. 皇冠体育app right wing struck a hedge causing the wing to detach.
18 Sep 2021 Vans RV-12 G-RMPS Kingsmuir Airfield, Fife Following a short solo flight, the pilot positioned the aircraft for landing. On crossing the runway threshold, the pilot felt he was travelling slightly faster than expected. After touching down the aircraft bounced and the pilot decided to hold off but the aircraft did not settle. 皇冠体育app nose landing gear collapsed before he could initiate a go-around.
10 Nov 2021 Rans S6-ESD G-MYDK Near Eshott Airfield, Northumberland 皇冠体育app aircraft鈥檚 engine stopped as the pilot reduced power on final approach to Runway 19. 皇冠体育app aircraft caught the top of a hedge as the pilot attempted to land in a crop field short of the runway, and it came to rest inverted. Examination of the aircraft following the accident revealed a significant quantity of water in the fuel filter, and the pilot stated that the probable cause of the engine stoppage was water ingestion into the carburettors.
21 Dec 2021 DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-CLLI Brunton Airfield, Northumberland 皇冠体育app engine malfunctioned and the pilot made a precautionary landing at a disused airfield. Towards the end of the landing roll the passenger, seated in the front, alerted the pilot (whose view from the back seat was less good) about an obstacle ahead. 皇冠体育app pilot manoeuvred to avoid it and the tip of the left wing was damaged when it hit a fence post. 皇冠体育app pilot reported that his experience and familiarity with the aircraft gave him confidence to choose the landing site promptly and handle the precautionary landing, assisting the safe outcome.
09 Jan 2022 Vans RV-6 G-OPAR Graveley, Hertfordshire 皇冠体育app pilot had made two earlier attempts to land which had been unsuccessful because of the loss of visibility in the final stages of the approach due to flying towards the sun, which was low on the horizon. 皇冠体育app third attempt to land resulted in the aircraft landing short, on a golf course. 皇冠体育app aircraft鈥檚 landing gear collapsed and the propeller was damaged.
16 Jan 2022 Aero AT-3 R100 G-SYEL Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire During a student solo flight the aircraft bounced on landing, damaging the nose landing gear.
20 Jan 2022 Just SuperSTOL G-JWNI Private farmstrip, Killinchy, County Down 皇冠体育app pilot, who reported approximately 2.5 hours experience as pilot in command on the aircraft type, was attempting to land on a short farm strip. He reported that he misjudged his height over the hedge at the start of the field. 皇冠体育app aircraft鈥檚 wheels clipped the hedge causing it to pitch forward and collide with the ground, stopping inverted.
31 Jan 2022 Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion II N9533Y Cumbernauld Airport, North Lanarkshire 皇冠体育app pilot landed the aircraft with the wheels up after a short positioning flight from Edinburgh to Cumbernauld. Although experienced with over 1,100 hours on type, the pilot had being been flying a business jet exclusively for the two years up to the day of the accident. 皇冠体育app pilot was acutely aware that the runway at Cumbernauld was relatively short (about 820 m) compared to anywhere he had landed in the previous two years, and was so focussed on getting the landing correct that he forgot to complete the pre-landing and final approach checks.
19 Feb 2022 RotorSport UK MTOSport G-CIHH Perth Airport, Perthshire During takeoff the rotor flapped back and hit the tail. 皇冠体育app rudder, propeller tips and the underside of both rotor blades were damaged. 皇冠体育app pilot aborted the takeoff and taxied back. 皇冠体育app event was probably due to low rotor RPM for takeoff.
20 Feb 2022 Cessna 172N G-BONO Perranporth Airfield, Cornwall 皇冠体育app aircraft had flown to Perranporth, in Cornwall, from Northern Ireland in challenging wind conditions. Whilst taxiing outside the hangar at Perranporth Airfield, a gust of wind under the right wing tipped the aircraft, causing the left wing tip and the propeller to hit the ground. Note: 皇冠体育app entry for this report was incorrectly entered and was amended online on 12 May 2022. Full details can be found in the June 2022 Bulletin.
27 Feb 2022 Piper PA-28-235 G-CCBH Welshpool Airport, Powys 皇冠体育app aircraft departed the side of the runway after landing in a gusting crosswind. It struck a fence which caused damage to the aircraft鈥檚 wings and exhaust.
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