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Air accident monthly bulletin January 2020

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: 9 January 2020

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AAIB Bulletin 1/2020

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January 2020 Bulletin 1/2020

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- Rotorcraft

• Eurocopter EC135T1 (VP-CPS), corrosion-initiated fracture of a main rotor actuator tie bar, Owen Roberts International Airport, Cayman Islands, 26 February 2019

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration N/A) loss of power and control due to electronic speed controller failure, Temple Newsam, Leeds, Yorkshire, 16 March 2019

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.

Commercial Air Transport

• Airbus A319-131 (G-DBCD), maintenance error caused a control anomaly, en route London Gatwick Airport to Palma De Mallorca Airport, Spain, 2 April 2019
• Airbus A321 (YL-LCQ), aircraft observed to be low on final approach, London Stansted Airport, 22 July 2019
• Agusta A109E (G-ETPI), loss of co-pilot’s door window, In flight North of Seaton, Cornwall, 27 June 2019
• Cessna 441 (EI-DMG), nose landing gear not fully extended prior to landing, Prestwick International Airport, 25 June 2019
• Learjet 45 (C-GMCP), nose gear collapsed during pushback, Edinburgh Airport, 4 May 2019

General Aviation

• Enstrom 280FX (G-WPKR), overshot landing site and landed on fence, Tongwynlais, Caerphilly, 27 July 2019
• Piper PA-28-181 (G-BSIM), loss of control during takeoff, Branscombe Airfield, Devon, 20 August 2019

Sport Aviation / Balloons

• Quik GT450 (G-CGNK), loss of control during landing, Beccles Aerodrome, Suffolk, 19 October 2019
• Zenair CH 601UL (G-CDFL), the aircraft entered a spin or spiral dive when turning finals at Caunton Airfield, Nottinghamshire, 13 July 2019

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), loss of control due to electronic speed controller failure, Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, 15 October 2018
• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), electronic Speed Controller failure, Clevedon, Somerset, 19 January 2019
• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), loss of power due to motor failure, Maidstone Road, Leicester, 3 March 2019
• DJI Matrice (UAS, registration n/a) UAS crashed inverted after a motor failure whilst in flight, Lathbury Road, Manchester, 18 March 2019
• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), loss of control during hover checks, Dearne Old Moor, South Yorkshire, 20 April 2019
• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), loss of control and aircraft fell to the ground in a congested area, Hammond Court, Norwich, Norfolk, 11 June 2019
• DJI Matrice 210 (UAS, registration n/a), dropped vertically onto a building due to propulsion error, Bury Road, Chedburgh, Suffolk, 28 July 2019

Published 9 January 2020