G-CENE - Accident Reports

Tow rope disconnection from glider after takeoff, Troed yr Harn, Talgarth, Powys, 12 August 2022.

Rudder and fin structural failure in flight, Northrepps Airfield, Norfolk, 9 January 2022.

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

Smoke warning indications, on approach to Belfast City Airport, 30 December 2014.

Takeoff with incorrect flap setting, Aberdeen Airport, 6 March 2023

Failed to stop after landing at Eshott Airfield, on 7 August 2015.

Nose landing gear collapsed during landing, Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, 12 February 2021.

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

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.

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

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

Heavy landing, Firs Farm, Newbury, 2 September 2015.

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

Ground collision with hangar, Cambridge Airport, 11 January 2015

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

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

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.

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

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