Air Accidents Investigation Branch: current field investigations
Updated 17 February 2020
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Current field investigations
This lists the current field investigations being undertaken by the AAIB which include both accidents and serious incidents. It does not include those that are being investigated by correspondence or AAIB involvement in overseas investigations. An investigation will be removed from the list shortly after it has been published.
| Date | Reg | Type | Accident / Incident type | Status |
| 23-Mar-20 | G-KDEY | SCHEIBE SF25E | Crashed near aerodrome boundary during local flight, Aston Down, Gloucestershire | Under Investigation |
| 26-Feb-20 | G-POWN | AIRBUS A321-211 | Engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport | AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2020 published 21 April 2020 |
| 24-Dec-19 | G-TAWG | BOEING 737-8K5 | Wheel separation on landing, Manchester Airport | Under Investigation |
| 15-Dec-19 | G-BUDW | COLIBRI MB2 | Fatal accident at Spilsby, Lincolnshire | Under Investigation |
| 13-Dec-09 | UAS | DJI M600 PRO | UAS failed to follow controller inputs, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear | Consultation Stage |
| 11-Dec-19 | 9H-VJM | BOMBARDIER BD-700-1A10 GLOBAL 6000 | Runway excursion, Liverpool John Lennon Airport | Under Investigation |
| 25-Nov-19 | G-CBXJ | CESSNA 172S | Fatal accident near Puffin Island, Anglesey | Under Investigation |
| 14-Nov-19 | G-FLBE | DHC-8-402 | Failure of left aileron cable, en route Newquay to London Heathrow | Under Investigation |
| 27-Oct-19 | G-CHEK & G-ROYC | SZD-51-1 & JABIRU UL-450 | Powered aircraft hit stationary glider during go-around, Gransden Lodge Airfield, Cambridgeshire | Published 16 April 2020 |
| 14-Oct-19 | G-LAWX | SIKORSKY S-92A | High rate of descent on landing, Gloucestershire | Under Investigation |
| 23-Sep-19 | G-EUYB | AIRBUS A320-232 | Burning smell in the cockpit during final approach to London Heathrow Airport. | Under Investigation |
| 23-Sep-19 | VP-MNI | BRITTEN-NORMAN ISLANDER BN-2A-27 | Runway overrun, John A Osborne Airport, Montserrat | Published 21 May 2020 |
| 16-Sep-19 | G-EZWE | AIRBUS A320-214 | Depature from incorrect intersection, Lisbon Airport, Portugal | Under Investigation |
| 26-Aug-19 | EC-KLT | AIRBUS A320-216 | Aircraft descended during go-around, Birmingham | Under Investigation |
| 24-Aug-19 | G-ODDS | PITTS S-2A | Fatal accident at Stonor, Oxfordshire | Under Investigation |
| 07-Aug-19 | G-DEJH | SB-5E | Structural failure of glider tail assembly, Cross Fell, Pennines, Cumbria | Under Investigation |
| 27-Jul-19 | G-DDGX | STANDARD CIRRUS 75 | Fatal accident, Gwernesney Airfield, near Usk, Monmouthshire | Consultation Stage |
| 21-Jul-19 | N54556 | DH-82A TIGER MOTH | Fatal accident, near Hythe, Kent | Under Investigation |
| 04-Jul-19 | UAS | AIRSPEEDER | Loss of control at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex | Under Investigation |
| 09-Jun-19 | G-BNLN | BOEING 747-436 | Air Data Computer failure, en route London Heathrow Airport to Phoenix International Airport, USA | Published 30 April 2020 |
| 04-Jun-19 | G-JMCR | BOEING 737-4Q8 | Partial electrical failure, Brussels Airport, Belgium | Consultation Stage |
| 01-Jun-19 | I-NEOT | Boeing 737-86N | Aircraft descended during go-around, Bristol Airport | Published 23 April 2020 |
| 12-May-19 | 2-RORO | Cirrus SR22 | Unable to gain height on takeoff, near Abergavenny Airfield, Monmouthshire | Consultation Stage |
| 11-May-19 | G-EZNM | AIRBUS A319-111 | Smoke in cockpit, In-flight Newcastle to Bristol | Published 21 May 2020 |
| 13-Apr-19 | N680KH | CESSNA CITATION CJ1 | Un-commanded roll in flight on departure from Bournemouth Airport | Under Investigation |
| 08-Apr-19 | G-AZII | JODEL D117A | Heavy landing, Full Sutton, Yorkshire | Published 16 April 2020 |
| 01-Mar-19 | OE-LOA | AIRBUS A320-214 | Rejected takeoff and evacuation due to engine failure, London Stansted Airport | Under Investigation |
| 28-Feb-19 | G-FBEJ | ERJ 190-200 LR | Emergency Evacuation, Exeter Airport | Under Investigation |
| 21-Jan-19 | N264DB* | PIPER PA-46-310P MALIBU | Fatal accident, 22 nm north-north-west of Guernsey | Published 13 March 2020 - AAR 1/2020 |
| 02-Jan-19 | G-WLTS | BELL 429 | Un-commanded yaw input and rotation on the ground, Melksham, Wiltshire | Published 30 April 2020 |
| 27-Oct-18 | G-VSKP* | AGUSTA AW169 | Fatal accident near King Power Stadium, Leicester | Under Investigation |
*formal investigation
Current status
Under investigation – the investigation is underway and includes the drafting of the report prior to consultation.
Consultation stage - when an investigation is largely complete and a confidential draft report has been sent out for formal consultation in accordance with the regulations. The consultation process includes the time taken to consider representations and amend the draft report prior to publication.
Publication scheduled – the report has been approved for publication by the Chief Inspector of Air Accidents and is scheduled for publication.
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