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AAIB achieves Silver Investors in People Accreditation

AAIB achieves Silver Investors in People Accreditation

Monday, 19 July 2021

The AAIB has once again achieved the coveted Investors in People Silver Accreditation. ...

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AAIB Special Bulletin: G ZBJB, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction during pre flight maintenance

AAIB Special Bulletin: G ZBJB, Inadvertent nose landing gear retraction during pre flight maintenance

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

A Special Bulletin has been issued about an accident involving a Boeing 787-8 (G-ZBJB) which occurred on 18 June 2021....

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Light aircraft accident near Goodwood    01 July 2021

Light aircraft accident near Goodwood 01 July 2021

Thursday, 01 July 2021

The AAIB have sent a team to investigate an accident involving a light aircraft that occurred near Goodwood in West Sussex...

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AAIB Report: G BLOS, after takeoff the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into woodland, Romsey, Hampshire

AAIB Report: G BLOS, after takeoff the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into woodland, Romsey, Hampshire

Thursday, 01 July 2021

Shortly after takeoff the aircraft, a Cessna 185A Skywagon (G-BLOS), lost altitude and crashed into dense woodland, Pauncefoot Airstrip, Romsey, Hamps...

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Bell 407, N120HH; anniversary statement

Bell 407, N120HH; anniversary statement

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Uncontained engine failure and helicopter destroyed by fire after landing. Long Marston, Warwickshire, 24 June 2020....

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Annual Safety Review 2020

Annual Safety Review 2020

Thursday, 24 June 2021

The AAIB Annual Safety Review 2020 has been published. It includes information on occurrences and the safety action taken or planned in response to AA...

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Incident at Heathrow Airport, 18 June 2021

Incident at Heathrow Airport, 18 June 2021

Friday, 18 June 2021

A team has been sent to investigate an incident that occurred at London Heathrow Airport....

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AAIB Report: G LAWX, controlled flight towards terrain, Warwickshire

AAIB Report: G LAWX, controlled flight towards terrain, Warwickshire

Thursday, 17 June 2021

On approach to landing in reduced visibility just before night, a Sikorsky S-92A (G-LAWX) descended to within 28 ft of rising terrain close to a house...

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Glider accident near Usk in South Wales   13 June 2021

Glider accident near Usk in South Wales 13 June 2021

Monday, 14 June 2021

The AAIB have sent a team to investigate an accident involving a glider....

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Cirrus SR22, G CTAM; anniversary statement

Cirrus SR22, G CTAM; anniversary statement

Tuesday, 01 June 2021

Loss of power, deployment of ballistic parachute recovery system, and ditching near Calshot Split, Hampshire, 31 May 2020...

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AAIB Report: DJI Phantom 4 RTK, UAS lost power and dropped to the ground, Newtongrange, Midlothian

AAIB Report: DJI Phantom 4 RTK, UAS lost power and dropped to the ground, Newtongrange, Midlothian

Thursday, 20 May 2021

A DJI Phantom 4 RTK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was being operated in an automated flight mode when one of the four propellers detached whilst in-f...

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Light aircraft accident near Headcorn Airfield in Kent – 09 May 2021

Light aircraft accident near Headcorn Airfield in Kent – 09 May 2021

Monday, 10 May 2021

The AAIB have sent a team to investigate an accident involving a light aircraft....

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AAIB Formal Report: G POWN, Engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport

AAIB Formal Report: G POWN, Engine malfunction after takeoff from London Gatwick Airport

Tuesday, 04 May 2021

The AAIB has published a Formal Report into a serious incident involving an Airbus A321-211 (registration G-POWN) at London Gatwick Airport on 26 Febr...

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AAIB Report: G AWYI, Loss of control in the air at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

AAIB Report: G AWYI, Loss of control in the air at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

Thursday, 29 April 2021

A Replica Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c aircraft (G-AWYI) was performing a flying display when it entered a descending right turn. The aircraft did not ...

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AAIB Report, G CFST, Fatal accident, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

AAIB Report, G CFST, Fatal accident, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Thursday, 29 April 2021

While soaring along the Cotswold Ridge, a Schleicher ASH 25 E (G-CFST) became too low and collided with the top of a line of trees while the pilot was...

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AAIB Report: N967FE, Abnormal runway contact on landing, Terrance B Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands

AAIB Report: N967FE, Abnormal runway contact on landing, Terrance B Lettsome International Airport, British Virgin Islands

Thursday, 22 April 2021

The aircraft, a Cessna C208B Super Cargomaster (N967FE) made a hard landing two thirds of the way along the runway and left the paved surface during t...

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AAIB Report: G EMEB, Gearbox failure during maintenance ground run, Aberdeen Airport

AAIB Report: G EMEB, Gearbox failure during maintenance ground run, Aberdeen Airport

Thursday, 22 April 2021

A failure of an alternator pinion roller bearing in the left accessory gearbox (LAGB) of an Airbus Helicopter EC175B (G-EMEB) occurred during a post-m...

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AAIB Report: G ZBKF, Mobile phone overheated after being caught in seat mechanism

AAIB Report: G ZBKF, Mobile phone overheated after being caught in seat mechanism

Monday, 19 April 2021

Cabin crew of a Boeing 787-9 (G-ZBKF) saw smoke emanating from a passenger seat, 1 October 2020. It was discovered that a mobile phone had fallen dow...

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AAIB Report: SE MAO, Control difficulties in flight, Guernsey, Channel Islands

AAIB Report: SE MAO, Control difficulties in flight, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Monday, 19 April 2021

During a short flight from Jersey to Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands, the flight crew of a BAe ATP, experienced difficult, but manageable, issues wi...

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AAIB Report: G DEJH, Structural failure of glider tail assembly, Cross Fell, Pennines, Cumbria

AAIB Report: G DEJH, Structural failure of glider tail assembly, Cross Fell, Pennines, Cumbria

Thursday, 25 March 2021

A pilot was flying low behind the ridge at Cross Fell in the Pennines when the tail section of the glider began to oscillate rapidly and broke away fr...

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AAIB Report: G KDEY, Crashed near aerodrome boundary during local flight, Aston Down, Gloucestershire

AAIB Report: G KDEY, Crashed near aerodrome boundary during local flight, Aston Down, Gloucestershire

Thursday, 18 March 2021

The pilot of a Scheibe SF25E (G-KDEY), was flying a series of circuits and was heading towards the airfield when the aircraft struck the ground in a f...

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AAIB Report: G BUWK, Fatal Accident, Heathfield, East Sussex

AAIB Report: G BUWK, Fatal Accident, Heathfield, East Sussex

Thursday, 04 March 2021

G-BUWK experienced a loss of control in flight shortly after takeoff, resulting in a steep spiral descent. The aircraft struck the ground and a post-i...

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AAIB Report: SE MAO, Runway excursion, Birmingham Airport

AAIB Report: SE MAO, Runway excursion, Birmingham Airport

Thursday, 04 March 2021

In windy conditions the crew performed a go-around from their first approach at Birmingham Airport. On the second approach the aircraft departed the r...

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AAIB Report: Large foreign object on runway during operations at Birmingham Airport

AAIB Report: Large foreign object on runway during operations at Birmingham Airport

Thursday, 25 February 2021

After completing routine maintenance on the approach lights to Runway 33 at Birmingham Airport, a ladder that had been used by airport engineering ser...

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AAIB Report: DJI Matrice 200 V1, unexpected launch of ballistic parachute recovery system

AAIB Report: DJI Matrice 200 V1, unexpected launch of ballistic parachute recovery system

Thursday, 18 February 2021

Two separate routine flights of a DJI Matrice 200 V1 unmanned aircraft terminated prematurely when the ballistic parachute recovery system activated u...

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AAIB Report: Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, loss of control resulting in a fly away and eventual crash

AAIB Report: Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, loss of control resulting in a fly away and eventual crash

Thursday, 18 February 2021

Control of a prototype unmanned aircraft, an Alauda Airspeeder Mk II, was lost resulting in a fly-away and eventual crash, Goodwood Aerodrome, West Su...

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How we investigate unmanned aircraft

How we investigate unmanned aircraft

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

The AAIB began investigating the increasing number of accidents and incidents to small unmanned aircraft systems in 2015....

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AAIB Report: Pitts S 2A Pitts Special, fatal accident

AAIB Report: Pitts S 2A Pitts Special, fatal accident

Thursday, 21 January 2021

During an aerobatics training flight, the aircraft a Pitts S-2A Pitts Special (G-ODDS) struck the ground whilst in a spin. The aircraft was destroyed ...

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Incident involving cargo aircraft at Exeter Airport

Incident involving cargo aircraft at Exeter Airport

Wednesday, 20 January 2021

The AAIB are investigating an incident involving a cargo aircraft that occurred at Exeter Airport....

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AAIB Report: Cessna Citation CJ1+, Un commanded roll in flight on departure from Bournemouth Airport

AAIB Report: Cessna Citation CJ1+, Un commanded roll in flight on departure from Bournemouth Airport

Thursday, 03 December 2020

A Cessna Citation CJ1+ had been modified with a performance enhancing system. Shortly after takeoff this system suffered an electrical failure causing...

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