G-EPOL - Accident Reports

Undercarriage indication fault leading to undercarriage collapse on landing, Denham Airfield, Buckinghamshire, 27 February 2019.

Pilot incapacitation in the cruise, 5 August 2017.

Runway excursion during takeoff, Norwich International Airport, 9 January 2016.

Loss of control during landing, Mayfield Airstrip, Ormskirk, Lancashire, 18 April 2014.

Nose gear collapsed on landing, Rochester Airport, Kent, 30 September 2018.

Power loss on takeoff, Brickwall Farm, Hundon, Suffolk, 26 August 2016.

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.

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

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.

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

Ground collision with hangar, Cambridge Airport, 11 January 2015

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

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

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