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Air accident monthly bulletin April 2023

The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 13 April 2023

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AAIB Bulletin 4/2023

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April Bulletin 4/2023

Special Bulletins

This section contains Special Bulletins and Interim Reports that have been published since the last AAIB monthly bulletin.

• Special Bulletin S1/2023: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (604 variant), uncommanded flap extension, in the climb departing Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, 10 August 2022

AAIB Field Investigations

A field investigation is an independent investigation in which AAIB investigators collect, record and analyse evidence.

The process may include, attending the scene of the accident or serious incident; interviewing witnesses; reviewing documents, procedures and practices; examining aircraft wreckage or components; and analysing recorded data.

The investigation, which can take a number of months to complete, will conclude with a published report.

Commercial Air Transport - Fixed wing

• Bombardier Global 6000 (LX-NST), right wing contact with the runway, London Luton Airport, 7 April 2022

General Aviation - Fixed wing

• Piper PA-28-140 (G-BCJN), unsuccessful go-around, Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire, 4 August 2022

• Reims Cessna FRA150M (G-BDNR), engine failure in flight, approximately 4 miles NNE of Retford Gamston Airport, Nottinghamshire, 1 August 2021

AAIB Correspondence Investigations

These are reports on accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander in an Aircraft Accident Report Form (AARF) and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

General Aviation

• Extra EA 300/L (G-ZXEL), elevator trim tab detached in flight, near Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 19 June 2022

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• Tekever AR3, engine stopped due to fuel starvation after fuel pump failure, followed by ditching, English Channel, 2 July 2022

• UVify IFO 1 and UVify IFO 2, UAS collision whilst in a swarm, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London, 31 December 2022

Record-Only Investigations

This section provides details of accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field or full Correspondence Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander at the time of reporting and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Record-only Correspondence investigations reviewed in January and February 2023.

Published 13 April 2023