Independent report

AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: May - June 2025

Published 14 August 2025

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.

Event Date	Aircraft Type	Registration	Location	Record Only Occurrence Text
22 Apr 2024	Rotorsport UK MTOSport 2017	G-CKYD	10 miles south-east of Inverness Airport	During the third practiced forced landing (PFL) of the flight, with the aircraft set up for a 65 mph glide and the student in control, the aircraft began to yaw right, pitched nose up and slowed to 30 mph. The instructor took control but was unable to arrest the descent and the aircraft had a heavy landing. The instructor believed he did not intervene quickly enough and will review how he carries out training for PFLs in future.
20 Jun 2024	Vans RV-8A	G-RVBJ	Bolthead Airfield, Devon	The pilot landed on grass Runway 11 having used the windsock near the threshold to assess the wind as “a few knots” from the south. After a normal touchdown, the pilot began braking but became aware that the aircraft was still moving quickly. He applied maximum braking, and subsequently shut down the engine, but the aircraft veered left just before the end of the runway, struck a fence and came to rest. The pilot was uninjured although the aircraft sustained substantial damage. After securing the aircraft, the pilot noticed that the windsock at the eastern end of the airfield indicated a tailwind of approximately 4 to 6 kt.
14 Aug 2024	Quikr	G-CGWZ	East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian	The aircraft landed long and overran the end of the runway which caused the aircraft to spin 180° and become inverted. The pilot switched off the magnetos’ and, after releasing their harness, was able to leave the aircraft unaided.
27 Nov 2024	Pitts S-1C	G-AXNZ	On RWY at Blackpool Airport	During the landing roll at Blackpool Airport, the aircraft started to turn left. The pilot reported he applied full right rudder but, because of the way his foot was positioned on the pedal, he could not apply sufficient right braking. The aircraft left the paved surface onto grass, and tipped onto its spinner.
3 Mar 2025	Piper PA-28R-201	G-CBZR	Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire	While the student was conducting a glide approach, the instructor directed a go-around because he had anticipated a long landing. The student did not add power as expected for the go-around and the aircraft touched down firmly, then slewed left and exited the runway surface. The nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop on the grass. The aircraft had a known defect of a slowly deflating left tyre which may have contributed to the left slew on touchdown.
6 Mar 2025	Rockwell Commander 114	G-TWIZ	Lydd Airport, Kent	The pilot departed for night circuit practise 15 minutes before the airport closed but became disoriented on the downwind leg. After regaining situational awareness, he landed with the landing gear retracted, having omitted the pre-landing checks.
9 May 2025	Thruster T600N 450	G-CDDI	Grasby, Lincolnshire	After landing, the pilot applied a control input appropriate for a flex wing microlight and the aircraft tipped onto its nose damaging the propeller and nose cowl.
10 May 2025	Mission M108	G-STUZ	Shotteswell Airstrip, Warwickshire	During a normal landing the pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft and the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot attributed the collapse to a failure of the nose wheel attachment bracket.
11 May 2025	Jabiru UL-450	G-LYPG	Baxby Airfield, North Yorkshire	After a normal approach the pilot flared a bit early and the main wheels contacted the ground leading to a bounce. The pilot stated that they were too slow in applying the throttle and the nose wheel struck the ground and folded under the aircraft. The left main landing gear also collapsed and the aircraft came to a halt on the runway.
15 May 2025	Piper PA-28-161	G-RIZZ	Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire	During landing the right landing gear leg collapsed; the instructor took control of the aircraft from the student pilot and brought the aircraft to a controlled standstill on the runway.
20 May 2025	Jodel DR1050	G-ARXT	Wellesbourne Airfield, Warwickshire	Following the second landing on the grass runway, the aircraft yawed to the left. The pilot applied right rudder to try to counteract this but not sufficiently to prevent the left wing entering the standing crop. The aircraft yawed further left and came to an abrupt stop about 50 yards into the crop.
23 May 2025	Tecnam P2002-JF	G-TECI	Radley Farm Airstrip, Berkshire	In the latter stages of landing on Runway 20, the aircraft encountered sink and drifted left, which the pilot tried to correct. The aircraft touched down on soft ground and the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot considered that wind effects due to the trees west of the runway had affected his approach.
13 Jun 2025	MCR-01	G-PGAC	Little Snoring Aerodrome	The aircraft suffered a brake failure which resulted in the aircraft not being able to slow and stop before the end of the runway. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and into a ditch, between the runway and adjacent field, which caused the aircraft to pitch forward and become inverted.
14 Jun 2025	Piper PA-28-151	G-BTNT	Elstree Aerodrome	After a normal approach and touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed shortly after landing and the aircraft skidded off the runway.
15 Jun 2025	Cessna T206H	G-NIME	Private field, near Whitby, Yorkshire	The aircraft struck a ridge in the runway while landing which resulted in the propeller striking the ground and the nose landing gear strut buckling.
16 Jun 2025	Ikarus C42 FB80	G-CEHV	White Ox Mead Airfield, Somerset	After a normal approach the aircraft made a hard landing which resulted in the left landing gear collapsing. The aircraft came to a halt at the edge of the runway.
18 Jun 2025	Ikarus C42 FB80	G-CKGS	Clench Common airfield, Wiltshire	During the approach to land the aircraft experienced turbulence due to thermal activity which resulted in a heavier than anticipated touchdown. This resulted in the nose and left main landing gear collapsing.
26 Jun 2025	Rotorsport UK Calidus	G-PCPC	Damyns Hall, Essex	The pilot reported that he did not pull the stick back before starting his takeoff. He stated that, having realised, he then pulled it back but “at the wrong time” and the aircraft veered left and fell on its side.