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Air accident monthly bulletin March 2024

The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 March 2024

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AAIB Bulletin 3/2024

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March Bulletin 3/2024

AAIB Field Investigations

A field investigation is an independent investigation in which AAIB investigators collect, record and analyse evidence. 

The process may include, attending the scene of the accident or serious incident; interviewing witnesses; reviewing documents, procedures and practices; examining aircraft wreckage or components; and analysing recorded data. 

The investigation, which can take a number of months to complete, will conclude with a published report.

Commercial Air Transport - Rotorcraft

• AW189 (G-MCGT), loss of terrain separation, Ballintoy Harbour, County Antrim, 26 July 2021

General Aviation - Fixed wing

• Piper PA-28-180 (G-AXSG), Main Landing Gear Failure, Saint Mary’s Airport, Isles of Scilly, 7 April 2023

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• EV-97 teamEurostar UK, G-IFLE), Stall during turn onto Final, Otherton Airfield, Staffordshire, 4 June 2023

AAIB Correspondence Investigations

These are reports on accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander in an Aircraft Accident Report Form (AARF) and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Commercial Air Transport

• ATR 72-212A-600 (EI-HDK), Hard landing, Liverpool Airport, 14 August 2023
• BN2T Islander (G-BSWR), Vibration and rudder control problems in-flight, Tandragee, County Armagh, 16 August 2023

General Aviation

• Piper PA-28-181 (G-CCAV), Corroded nose landing gear fractured whilst taxiing, London Biggin Hill Airport, 3 May 2023
• Piper PA-34-220T (G-ZZOT), Abnormal runway contact during landing gear-up go-around, Liverpool Airport, 15 August 2023

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• Pegasus Quik (G-CDCF), Loss of control on ground and subsequent runway excursion, Northrepps Airfield, Norfolk, 30 September 2023
• X’Air Jabiru(1) (G-HITM), Loss of power after takeoff, private strip, Welshpool, 13 June 2023

Record-Only Investigations

This section provides details of accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field or full Correspondence Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander at the time of reporting and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Record-only Correspondence investigations reviewed in December 2023 and January 2024.

Miscellaneous

This section contains Addenda, Corrections and a list of the ten most recent Air Accident reports published by the AAIB.

• Addendum: MBB-BK 117 C-2,(G-MPSB), Firm landing following a simulated engine failure on takeoff, North Weald Airfield, Essex, 12 March 2021
• Correction: Boeing 777-336ER, (G-STBL) / Boeing 777-236, (G-YMML), Injury to cabin crew due to turbulence, Entering Bay of Bengal, 15 June 2023 / Unexpected turbulence, Beijing Daxing International Airport, 28 June 2023

Published 14 March 2024