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February Bulletin 2/2023

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.

General Aviation - Fixed wing

• Piper PA-23-250 (G-BJNZ), forced landing following engine failure, near Enfield, Greater London, 2 April 2022

• Piper PA-28-161 (G-BORL), instructor suffered a fatal heart attack inflight, Blackpool Airport, 29 June 2022

General Aviation Rotorcraft

• Enstrom 280FX (G-OJBB), hard landing following loss of tail rotor drive, Rhobell Fawr, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, 25 August 2021

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• DG-300 Elan (G-CKJH), field landing causing spinal injury, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 7 July 2022

• Grob G103C Twin III Acro (G-CFWC), stall and collision with tree, Usk Airfield, 13 June 2021

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

• AW189 (G-MCGV), heating duct failure, Lydd Airport, Kent, 7 January 2022

• Beechcraft 200 (G-GHSV), left main landing gear collapse, Exeter Airport, Devon, 3 January 2022

General Aviation

• AS-350 (D-HKMB), underslung load struck electricity pylon., Auchmacoy, Aberdeenshire, 17 September 2022

• Beech F33A (G-MOAC), controlled flight into terrain, Alderney Airport, Guernsey, 9 September 2022

• DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 (G-BXHA), severe vibration due to cracked propeller assembly, Sevenoaks, Kent, 22 March 2022

• Piper PA-32-300 (G-WINS), aircraft ditched following loss of engine power, Approximately 7NM SE of Jersey Airport, 3 November 2022

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• BB85Z hot air balloon (G-ELMR), hard landing, Deighton, North Yorkshire, 13 September 2022

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 November and December 2022.

Miscellaneous

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

• Correction: Freefly Systems Inc. Alta X, low battery voltage resulting in loss of control, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, 29 June 2022