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AAIB Report: Taylor Monoplane, G-AYSH
Fatal accident involving a Taylor Monoplane, Nayland Airfield, Suffolk, 17 June 2025
Aircraft position (after righting), viewed from the Runway 32 direction
G-AYSH, a Taylor Monoplane, took off from Retreat Farm, Essex, with the intention of landing at Nayland Airfield in Suffolk. After landing, the aircraft departed from the mown landing surface into long grass and came to rest inverted. The right main landing gear shock absorber was found to have seized.
A post-mortem examination indicated that the pilot sustained a fatal heart attack, which the investigation concluded is likely to have occurred after landing.
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Published 2 April 2026