Special Bulletins are reports published during an accident or serious incident investigation to highlight the initial facts and where appropriate make urgent Safety Recommendations. The following are the 10 most recently published Special Bulletins:
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2023: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (604 variant), D-AAAY, uncommanded flap extension, in the climb after departing from Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, 10 August 2022.
AAIB Special Bulletin S2/2022: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (604 variant), D-AAAY, uncommanded flap extension, in the climb after departing from Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, 10 August 2022.
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2022: Piper PA-28R-200-2, G-EGVA, missing over English Channel, 2 April 2022.
AAIB Special Bulletin S3/2021: Escapade, G-CGNV, fatal accident at Breighton Airfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, 14 November 2021.
AAIB Special Bulletin S2/2021: Boeing 737-8K5, G-FDZF, deviation from expected flightpath during a go-around, Aberdeen Airport, 11 September 2021.
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2021: Boeing 787-8, G-ZBJB, inadvertent nose landing gear retraction during pre-flight maintenance, London Heathrow Airport, 18 June 2021.
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2020: Airbus A321-211, G-POWN, fuel system contamination leading to engine abnormalities on both engines at London Gatwick Airport, 26 February 2020.
AAIB Special Bulletin S2/2019: Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, N264DB, aircraft lost 22 nm north-northwest of Guernsey, 21 January 2019.
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2019: Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, N264DB, aircraft lost 22 nm north-northwest of Guernsey, 21 January 2019.
AAIB Special Bulletin S2/2018: Agusta AW169, G-VSKP, loss of control on departure, Leicester, 27 October 2018 – investigation update.
Special Bulletins published prior to the above can be found using the search AAIB reports page.
These reports contain facts which have been determined up to the time of publication. This information is published to inform the aviation industry and the public of the general circumstances of accidents and serious incidents. Extracts can be published without specific permission providing the source is duly acknowledged.
Unless otherwise indicated, recommendations in these reports are addressed to the regulatory authorities of the State having responsibility for the matters with which the recommendation is concerned. It is for those authorities to decide what action is taken. In the United Kingdom the responsible authority is
Civil Aviation Authority,
CAA House,
45-59 Kingsway,
London
WC2B 6TE