G-FOLD - Accident Reports

Loss of electrical power shortly after take-off, Leeds Bradford Airport, West Yorkshire, 8 December 2020.

Grazed hangar with a wheel and wingtip whilst landing at Thruxton Aerodrome on 7 June 2015.

Loss of co-pilot’s door window, In flight North of Seaton, Cornwall, 27 June 2019.

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.

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

Ground collision with hangar, Cambridge Airport, 11 January 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

Incorrect takeoff performance, Glasgow Airport, 24 November 2019.

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

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

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

Ground collision with runway marker board, Wickenby Airport, Lincolnshire, 22 July 2018.

Rolled over during a precautionary landing, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent, 26 July 2020.

Collision with crops on takeoff, near Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, 7 June 2014.