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  • Landing mishap resulting in the aircraft coming to rest on its back, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 11 June 2017.

  • Forced landing following engine stoppage, about 1 nm north of Branscombe Airfield, Devon, 19 April 2014.

  • Transparent panel over the rear area of the cockpit broke away in flight, Deenethorpe Airfield, Northamptonshire, 16 April 2023.

  • Aircraft inverted following nose landing gear collapse after landing, Nympsfield Airfield, Gloucestershire, 23 August 2016.

  • Aircraft collided with runway edge marker during takeoff roll, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 19 April 2019.

  • Engine failure after take-off followed by heavy landing, Old Park Farm Airfield, 29 June 2015.

  • Engine vibration and power loss, forced landing on salt marshes, near Stoke Airfield, Kent, 8 September 2019.

  • Heavy landing led to loss of directional control before aircraft overturned, Headon Airfield, Nottinghamshire, 25 March 2017.

  • After landing the landing gear retracted when the selection lever dislodged, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 1 August 2017.

  • During a practice aerobatic display the right aileron detached, overhead Tempsford (disused) Airfield, Bedfordshire, 1 May 2021.

  • Loss of control and collision with railway track, near Kenyon Hall Farm Airfield, Warrington, Cheshire, 16 September 2021.

  • …Departed runway and overturned while attempting to take off, Athey's Moor (Longframlington) Airfield, Northumberland, 5 January 2017.…

  • Ground collision due to a loss of directional control during taxiing, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire, 13 May 2017.

  • Loss of control when downdraught encountered while landing with a crosswind, Little Gransden Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 17 February 2018.

  • Aircraft inverted while landing after nose landing gear collapsed, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire, 15 August 2017.

  • Runway excursion on landing due to collapse of right main landing gear, North Coates Airfield, Lincolnshire, 5 August 2017.

  • Heavy landing while the pilot was flying from the right seat for training purposes, Tollerton Airfield, Nottingham, 4 November 2017.

  • Damage sustained during precautionary landing off airfield, 10 nm north-east of Humberside Airport, 19 June 2014.

  • Aircraft departed centreline on take-off hitting an adjacent hedge, Kilkeel (Greencastle) Airfield, County Down, 18 May 2025

  • Slingsby T.21B (WB 924), mid-air collision with an unmanned aircraft, Dunstable Airfield, Bedfordshire, 7 October 2023

  • Inverted after nose landing gear dug into the ground while landing, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire, 21 February 2018.

  • Rearward movement of pilot’s seat leading to loss of control in flight, Breighton Airfield, Selby, North Yorkshire, 14 November 2021.

  • Came to rest inverted following a forced landing after the engine failed, Near Netherthorpe Airfield, Yorkshire, 6 May 2017

  • Nose landing gear drag link spring failed during a normal landing, Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire, 21 February 2018.

  • Rearward movement of hang-point resulting in pitch control difficulties, Lundy Island Airfield, Bristol Channel, 17 May 2023

  • During taxi out downwind aircraft tail lifted and propeller struck ground, Bute Airfield, South Lanarkshire, 2 May 2017.

  • AW189 (G-FSAR), Search and Rescue operation, approx 190 nm East of Stanley Airfield, Falkland Islands, 22 July 2024

  • Hit livestock and collided with a hedge after loss of control during baulked landing, Lashenden (Headcorn) Airfield, Kent, 24 September 2017.

  • Nose gear collapsed and nosewheel detached during a field landing following an engine failure, west of Sywell Airfield, 12 June 2014.

  • Spitfire MK 26B (G-ENAA), yawed and rolled left during takeoff causing it to strike the ground, Enstone Airfield, Oxfordshire, 28 July 2024

  • Loss of control while landing by student pilot led to gyroplane’s rotors striking the ground, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 17 June 2017.

  • Gyroplane rolled onto its side during takeoff due to inappropriate control inputs, Popham Airfield, Hampshire, 10 August 2017.

  • Aircraft veered right during the take-off roll and left the side of runway, Clench Common Airfield, Marlborough, Wiltshire, 24 October 2018.

  • Collided with a stationary glider whilst attempting to go around, Cambridge Gliding Club, Gransden Lodge Airfield, Sandy, Cambridgeshire, 27 October 2019.

  • …Loss of power after takeoff leading to forced landing, 0.5 miles north-west of Bembridge Airfield, Isle of Wight, 12 July 2018.

  • Engine failed in heavy rain and aircraft hit trees during forced landing, 5 miles south of Linton-on-Ouse Airfield, 23 August 2017.

  • Piper PA-28-140 (G-AWBS), aircraft struck trees on take-off, Near Eddsfield Airfield, East Yorkshire, 18 June 2024