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  • Loss of control on landing, Eshott Airfield, Northumberland, 18 June 2017.

  • Loss of control during takeoff, Shobdon Aerodrome, Herefordshire, 8 May 2017.

  • Loss of control while landing by student pilot led to gyroplane’s rotors striking the ground, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 17 June 2017.

  • Loss of power on takeoff and unsuccessful forced landing, Oakley, Bedfordshire, 31 May 2017.

  • Mid-air collision, 7.5 nm south of Leicester Airport, 4 December 2016.

  • Main landing gear collapsed during forced landing, Redlands Airfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, 25 March 2017.

  • Aircraft stalled while avoiding power lines at low level and fell into a river, Near Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, 9 March 2017.

  • Pilot struck on his face by the propeller, Otherton Airport, Staffordshire, 26 March 2017.

  • Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), Great Knoutberry Hill, Cumbria, 29 April 2017.

  • Lift strut found to be distorted after flight in turbulence, In flight from Swanwick to Swansea Airport, 13 March 2017.

  • Stall on Landing, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 25 August 2016

  • Hard landing, Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders, 17 May 2017

  • Stall/spin while manoeuvring in the circuit, Shifnal Airfield, Shropshire, 30 May 2016

  • Loss of control in turbulent air, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 23 August 2016

  • Collision with a fence during taxiing, Cotswold (Kemble) Airport, Gloucestershire, 10 January 2017.

  • Bounced landing, Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, 8 April 2017.

  • Struck cable during a forced landing, Hope Farm, Braithwaite, Caldbeck, Cumbria, 17 December 2016.

  • Heavy landing, Garford Farm Airstrip, Oxfordshire, 19 February 2017.

  • Gyroplane rolled over while being taxied by a student under instruction, Turweston Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, 13 February 2017.

  • Crashed after takeoff, near Sandown Airport, Isle of Wight, 22 August 2015.

  • Unstable approach, collided with trees, Bradley's Lawn Airfield, Heathfield, East Sussex, 14 September 2016.

  • Loss of control on takeoff, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 25 August 2016.

  • Part of engine cowling detached in flight, Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, Staffordshire, 11 December 2016.

  • Landing mishap and collision with a fence, private strip, Hawksview, Cheshire, 30 July 2016.

  • Loss of control on takeoff, near Burrows Lane, Middle Stoke, Kent, 20 March 2016.

  • Pilot incapacitation, Turweston Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire, 28 July 2016.

  • Uncontrolled dive with sustainer engine deployed, Moundsmere, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, 21 July 2016.

  • Left main landing gear leg collapse whilst taxiing, Hunsdon Airfield, Hertfordshire, 8 October 2016.

  • Loss of power after takeoff, Moor Farm, Chickerell, Weymouth, Dorset, 6 September 2016.

  • Engine failure after takeoff, Insch Airfield, Garioch, Aberdeenshire, 15 August 2016.

  • Departed runway and overturned while attempting to take off, Athey's Moor (Longframlington) Airfield, Northumberland, 5 January 2017.

  • Hard landing during test flight, Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, 24 August 2016.

  • Wingtip contacted ground during landing roll, Private Airstrip, Mitton, Penkridge, Staffordshire, 23 July 2016.

  • Runway excursion, Longside Airfield, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 9 October 2016.

  • Overturned on landing, Farm Strip, Hardwicke, Hay-on-Wye, 11 November 2016.

  • Propeller failure, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, 24 October 2016.

  • Bounced on landing, porpoised and overturned, Brimpton Airfield, Berkshire, 12 September 2016

  • Hard landing, Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Essex, 1 September 2016

  • Crashed on landing, Hawksview Airfield, Warrington, 18 September 2016

  • Runway excursion after landing, Hawksview Airfield, Stretton, Cheshire, 1 September 2016

  • Loss on control on landing due to wake turbulence, Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent, 11 November 2016

  • Heavy landing, Caernarfon Airport, Gwynedd, 31 August 2016

  • Crashed on takeoff, Northrepps (Cromer) Aerodrome, Norfolk, 28 September 2016

  • Loss of control on landing after clipping a tree, Hackford, Wymondham, 26 August 2016

  • Crashed into the sea, near Cushendun, Northern Ireland, 9 June 2016.

  • Crashed during go-around, East Haxted Farm, 16 July 2016.

  • Stalled at a height of 5 to 10 feet while landing, Manchester Barton Aerodrome, 2 October 2016.

  • Landing mishap, Redlands Airfield, Wiltshire, 22 July 2016.

  • Right undercarriage collapsed, Shobdon Airfield, Herefordshire, 21 October 2016.

  • Loss of control during takeoff, Headon Microlight Strip, near Gamston, Nottinghamshire, 22 July 2016.