Independent report

AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: March – April 2023

Published 8 June 2023

Event Date	Aircraft Type	Registration	Location Name	Record Only Occurrence Text
10 Mar 2020	Squarecraft Cavalier SA.102-5	G-AZHH	Rufforth East Airfield, North Yorkshire	The aircraft overshot the runway during landing, damaging the engine, cowling and propeller. The owner has since modified the brakes on the aircraft.
09 Dec 2022	Grob G115A	G-GPSX	Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport	The aircraft bounced twice during landing before the student pilot, who was performing her second solo flight, initiated a go-around. She pulled back on the control column more than intended, causing the aircraft to stall. The student pilot sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.
01 Mar 2023	Rockwell Commander 114	N6081F	Gloucestershire Airport	Following a bounced landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the runway onto the grass.
02 Mar 2023	Thruster T600N 450	G-CBGV	Freshwater Farm, Isle of Wight	In the final stages of the approach the engine stopped and could not be restarted. The pilot carried out an emergency landing in a nearby field. During the landing, the nose of the microlight dug in and the aircraft became inverted, damaging the forward fuselage.
03 Mar 2023	Zenair CH 750	G-CLYN	Goodleigh, Devon	During the roll-out and at low speed the aircraft began to drift sideways in long grass. The wingtip dropped and touched the ground causing the aircraft to become inverted.
11 Mar 2023	Avid Hauler MK4	G-BWRC	East Winch Airfield, Norfolk	During a forced landing following an engine failure, the nose landing gear and main landing gear collapsed.
27 Mar 2023	Avid Aerobat (Modified)	G-BUON	Near White Fen Farm Airfield, Cambridgeshire	Shortly after takeoff the engine stopped. The pilot managed to carry out an emergency landing in a field but, during the landing, the aircraft struck a depression, breaking the nose landing gear and flipping the aircraft onto its back. The pilot attributed the engine failure to the fuel cock not being fully open which had been overlooked during pre-takeoff checks.
01 Apr 2023	Cessna F152	G-CIUU	North Weald Airport, Essex	The instructional circuit took place in crosswind conditions. During the landing flare the aircraft yawed to the left then veered right on touchdown, departing the runway onto soft ground. The aircraft sustained damage to the right wingtip fairing. The instructor reflected that he should have intervened earlier to correct the yaw before touchdown.
02 Apr 2023	DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (Lycoming)	G-BBNA	Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire	After touchdown, control of the aircraft was lost and it left the runway and ran into a hedge. The pilot received only minor injuries but the aircraft suffered substantial damage to the wings and engine.
02 Apr 2023	Quik GT450	G-CFGD	Watnall Airfield, Notthinghamshire	The aircraft encountered a gust before touchdown causing it to bounce. The pilot began a go-around but the aircraft veered left and struck a hedge.
03 Apr 2023	Ikarus C42 FB UK	G-CBVY	Wingland Airfield, Spalding, Lincolnshire	The pilot considered that after touchdown he was too fast to stop within the remaining runway length and so initiated a go around. The aircraft was left of the runway centreline and as power was applied the left wingtip struck a vehicle parked just off the runway in a marked parking area. The aircraft spun through 180° and came to a halt.
13 Apr 2023	X’air Hawk	G-CHIW	Perranporth Airfield, Cornwall	The nose landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft came to a halt.
16 Apr 2023	Ikarus C42 FB80	G-CDMS	Popham Airfield, Hampshire	On the approach to land, the student pilot rounded out too high and then immediately corrected by lowering the aircraft nose. The aircraft touched down on the nosewheel, which broke free from its leg and the propeller struck the ground.
27 Apr 2023	Bolkow BO 208C Junior	G-AVLO	Brighton City (Shoreham) Airport, West Sussex	Following an approach that the pilot thought was normal, the aircraft bounced on touchdown. The pilot elected to continue with the landing, but the aircraft bounced two more times and, on the final touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. The pilot had been concerned after the first bounce that the high nose attitude might have led to a stall if he went around, so he decided to continue with the landing.