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December Bulletin 12/2022

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 787-8 (G-ZBJB), inadvertent Nose Landing Gear retraction while parked on stand, London Heathrow Airport Stand 583, 18 June 2021

General Aviation - Fixed wing

• Boeing A75N1(PT17) Stearman (N707TJ), loss of power during flying display and ditching off Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, 4 September 2021

• Piper PA-28R-200-2 (G-EGVA), disappeared from radar whilst crossing the English Channel, approximately 20 nm west of Le Touquet, 2 April 2022

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.

General Aviation

• Cassutt Racer IIIM (G-BPVO), engine failure after takeoff, near Henstridge Airfield, Somerset, 1 July 2022

• Luscombe 8E (G-BSYF), control lost during an attempted takeoff, Farmers field near East Winch, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 23 July 2022

• Pioneer 300 (G-LEAH), rough running engine after takeoff and forced landing, Ludham Airfield, Norfolk, 19 June 2022

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• Jabiru UL (G-RUFS), collision with trees during a go-around, Lower Upham Airfield, Hampshire, 13 August 2022

• Zenair CH 601UL (G-CDAL), canopy opened in flight, Field northwest of Kinglassie, near Fife Airport, 1 August 2022

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• Avy Aera, lift propeller bolt failure and blade loss, Arran War Memorial Hospital, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, 6 May 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 September and October 2022.