G-BLVK - Accident Reports

Struck a motor vehicle after startup, Milfield Airfield, Northumberland, 17 September 2015.

Loss of control during takeoff, Atheys Airfield, Northumberland, 31 July 2016.

Nose leg collapsed during landing, Stoke Golding Airfield, Leicestershire, 19 April 2015.

Lost control in flight, Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire, 2 September 2020.

Uncommanded flying control input, 20 nm west of SAM VOR, 7 October 2014

Struck hedge during forced landing, Temple Bruer Airfield, Lincolnshire, 3 May 2014.

When approaching the airfield to rejoin the circuit, the aircraft’s engine began to run rough then lost power completely. During the subsequent forced landing the aircraft came to rest inverted and the pilot sustained minor injuries. A post-accident inspection of the engine revealed a crack on the plastic rocker arm in the fuel pump. After the accident, the LAA issued an Airworthiness Information Leaflet which requires plastic rocker arms to be replaced with metal rocker arms in affected aircraft. Loss of engine power resulting in a forced landing, Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Upminster, 18 October 2020.

Ground collision with hangar, Cambridge Airport, 11 January 2015

Nosewheel collapsed after heavy landing at Stapleford Aerodrome on 14 January 2014.

Tipped onto its side during aborted takeoff, at Plaistow Airfield on 6 November 2014.

Canopy door detached in flight, Near Hailsham, East Sussex, 27 July 2017.

Incorrect takeoff performance, Glasgow Airport, 24 November 2019.

Loss of automatic stabiliser trim, in-flight from Heraklion to London Gatwick, 27 July 2016.

Cargo Fire Warning during pre-flight preparation, London Heathrow Airport, 2 July 2021.

Hard landing, Exeter Airport, Devon, 19 January 2021.

Tailstrike on landing, Glasgow Airport, 19 July 2015.

Loss of control following engine problem on takeoff from Compton Abbas Airfield, Dorset, 26 August 2017.

Uncommanded engine shutdown in flight, Near Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon, 23 June 2020.

Loss of control on landing, Lake Farm, Old Race Course, Bideford, Devon, 11 July 2016

Fuel exhaustion, forced landing near Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire, 26 June 2023.