Air accident monthly bulletin May 2020
The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.
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May Bulletin 5/2020
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 - Fixed wing
- Boeing 737-86N (I-NEOT), unstable approach followed by loss of altitude during go-around, Runway 27, Bristol Airport, 1 June 2019
- Boeing 747-436 (G-BNLN), unreliable airspeed indications, in flight from London Heathrow Airport to Phoenix International Airport, USA, 9 June 2019
Commercial Air Transport- Rotorcraft
General Aviation - Fixed wing
Sport Aviation / Balloons
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
- Airbus A321-231 (G-EUXJ), incorrect takeoff performance, Glasgow Airport, 24 November 2019
- AW109SP (G-VIVE), aircraft struck power lines during final approach, Robins Farm, Chiddingfold, Surrey, 04 November 2019
- Boeing 747-436 (G-CIVU), collided with a vehicle as the aircraft approached its stand, London Heathrow Airport, 20 December 2019
- Boeing 777-200 (AP-BGZ), aircraft taxied prematurely and struck towbar, Birmingham Airport, 22 August 2019
- Learjet 31 (N127VL) and Cessna T206H (N35014), winglet struck tail of parked aircraft, Terence B Lettsome Airport, British Virgin Islands, 4 January 2020
General Aviation
- Aeroprakt A22-LS Foxbat (G-CHSY), aircraft stalled and struck the ground shortly after taking off, Otherton Hall Farm, Staffordshire, 16 July 2019
- Piper PA-18-150 (N162AW), aircraft overturned during takeoff, off-airfield site, Isle of Mull, 25 July 2019
- Robinson R44 II (G-LLIZ), helicopter rollover, Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 2 October 2019
- Rutan Long-EZ (G-ICON), partial loss of engine power on takeoff and subsequent forced landing, Retford Gamston Airport, Nottinghamshire, 20 January 2020
Sport Aviation / Balloons
- LBL 360A hot air balloon (G-LLGE), envelope became entangled on a house after landing, near Little Sampton, Essex, 30 April 2019
- Pegasus Quasar IITC (G-MYJT), collision with power lines during emergency landing in darkness and poor visibility, Brindle, Lancashire, 27 August 2019
- Quik GT450 (G-CFKJ), struck overhead power cables during a forced landing, approximately two miles north-east of Caernarfon Airport, Gwynedd, 2 December 2019
- Ultramagic N-250 balloon (G-CDST), envelope became entangled with tree on landing, Crowle, north Lincolnshire, 13 July 2019
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Aerialtronics Altura Zenith ATX8 (UAS, registration n/a), loss of control due to magnetic interference from high voltage cables, Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, 1 October 2019
- UAVE Prion Mk 3 (UAS, registration n/a), landed short of the runway during autonomous landing, West Wales Airfield, Aberporth, 18 November 2019
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 UAS investigations reviewed in February and March 2020.