AAIB investigation to X'Air 582(7), G-BZEJ

Ran out of fuel on approach to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, South Staffordshire, 29 May 2023.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 September 2023

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 29 May 2023
• Aircraft type: X'Air 582(7)
• Location: On approach to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport
• Registration: G-BZEJ

Summary:

The aircraft ran out of fuel whilst approaching to land at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport and the aircraft was damaged during the subsequent forced landing in a field. Although the pilot was using a navigation application that was capable of calculating the fuel required for the flight, this was not used, and no pre-flight calculation was performed.

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Published 14 September 2023