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Air Accidents Investigation Branch: current field investigations

Updated 27 March 2018

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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
14 Feb 2018 SE-MHE BAE ATP In flight aircraft experienced control problems with power levers and flight control trim, en route East Midlands to Guernsey Under Investigation
01 Feb 2018 G-ATBJ SIKORSKY S-61N During hover helicopter lurched forward struck nosebay and suffered tailwheel collapse at Marchwood, Hampshire Under Investigation
08 Jan 2018 G-WAVS PIPER PA-28-161 Fatal accident at Overbury, Worcestershire Under Investigation
02 Jan 2018 G-FLBB DHC-8-402 Flap drive failure during departure from Manchester Airport Under Investigation
02 Jan 2018 PR-PTS CESSNA 172S Fatal accident at Providenciales Airport, Turks and Caicos Islands Under Investigation
22 Dec 2017 G-CKAG EMBRAER-145EP Runway excursion at Bristol Airport Under Investigation
14 Dec 2017 SE-MHF BAE ATP Autopilot did not disconnect on approach to East Midlands Airport Under Investigation
09 Dec 2017 G-CGWL SKYRANGER NYNJA 912S(1) Fatal accident at Plaistow Farm Airfield, Hertfordshire Under Investigation
17 Nov 2017 G-JAMM/G-WACG GUIMBAL CABRI G2 / CESSNA 152 Mid-air Collision Near Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire Under Investigation
10 Nov 2017 G-JEDU DHC-8-402 Nose gear failed to extend, diverted to Belfast International Airport Under Investigation
28 Sep 2017 G-MIME EUROPA Fatal accident at Grove Farm, Wolvey, Warwickshire To be published AAIB Bulletin 4/2018
23 Sep 2017 G-SHWN/G-BIXL NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG / NORTH AMERICAN P-51D-20 (MODIFIED) Mid-air Collision at Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire Under Investigation
15 Sep 2017 EI-DLV BOEING 737-8AS Nosewheel separation on departure from London Stansted Airport Under Investigation
11 Sep 2017 G-BHAY PIPER PA-28RT-201 Fatal accident at Wolferton, Norfolk Under Investigation
06 Sep 2017 N250AC PIPER PA-31 Fatal accident at Caernarfon Airport, Gwynedd Under Investigation
26 Aug 2017 G-ADXT DH82A TIGER MOTH Fatal accident near Compton Abbas Airfield, Wiltshire Under Investigation
13 Aug 2017 N1608 BOEING 767-332 Loss of cabin pressure on departure from London Heathrow Under Investigation
10 Aug 2017 G-GSGS GLASFLUGEL 304 ES Battery fire during landing at Parham Airfield, West Sussex Under investigation
01 Aug 2017 G-TWIZ ROCKWELL COMMANDER 114 Landing gear collapse whilst landing at Lydd Airport, Kent To be published AAIB Bulletin 4/2018
21 Jul 2017 C-FWGH* BOEING 737-86J Extended take-off roll on departure from Belfast International Airport Under investigation
13 Jul 2017 G-FMKA DIAMOND HK 36 TC Fatal accident near Brimslade Farm, Wiltshire Under Investigation
20 Jun 2017 G-CEPN KOLB FIREFLY Fatal accident near Luffenhall, Hertfordshire Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
18 Jun 2017 G-BXON AUSTER AOP.9 Fatal accident at Spanhoe Airfield, Northamptonshire Under Investigation
05 Jun 2017 G-LGNB SAAB-SCANIA SF340B Stall warning in icing conditions during climb out from Edinburgh Airport Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
27 May 2017 G-CVIX DH110 SEA VIXEN FAW MK2 Wheels up landing at Yeovilton, Somerset Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
26 May 2017 G-PRPH DHC-8-402 No 2 engine inflight shutdown after low oil pressure warning To be published AAIB Bulletin 4/2018
25 May 2017 G-CEOF PIPER PA-28R-201 Fatal Accident approx 2 miles North of Skipness, Kintyre Consultation Stage
14 May 2017 G-JINX SILENCE TWISTER Emergency landing at RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire Consultation Stage
05 May 2017 G-MATH AS350B3 Accident at Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire Under Investigation
29 Apr 2017 G-ZBKF BOEING 787-9 Gradual decompression en route London Heathrow to Delhi, India - aircraft returned to London Heathrow Consultation Stage
08 Apr 2017 G-CKLR SZD-55-1 Fatal accident at Currock Hill Airfield, Northumbria Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
31 Mar 2017 G-EZIM AIRBUS A319-111 Smoke in aircraft in flight, returned to Isle of Man To be published AAIB Bulletin 4/2018
30 Mar 2017 LX-VCF BOEING 747-8 Leakage from cargo in flight to Prestwick, Scotland Under Investigation
29 Mar 2017 G-OHCP AS355F1 Fatal accident at summit of Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
23 Feb 2017 OK-LAZ LET L-410 UVP-E Unstable approach and landing at Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
11 Feb 2017 N603AB CESSNA 402C Runway excursion on landing at Gorda Airport, British Virgin Islands Published AAIB Bulletin 3/2018
14 Jan 2017 EI-EBW BOEING 737-8AS Overspeed event during descent to Manchester Airport Under Investigation
28 Dec 2016 G-WNSR* SIKORSKY S92 Loss of yaw control on landing at West Franklin Platform, North Sea Published AAIB Aircraft Accident Report AAR 1/2018

*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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