ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346572
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 August 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-GBUA |
| MSN: | LAA 411-15616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Eddsfield Airfield, Langtoft, Driffield, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Eddsfield Airfield, Langtoft, Driffield, East Yorkshire (GB-066) |
Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen G-GBUA: Substantially damaged 16-8-2023 in a landing accident at Eddsfield Airfield, Langtoft, Driffield, East Yorkshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only report, published on 12-10-2023, and the following is the summary from the report:
"Following an unexpected loss of lift just before touchdown, the aircraft landed heavily and the nose gear collapsed".
Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen G-GBUA was originally registered as G-DREW on 4-4-2019. It was re-registered as G-GBUA on 3-8-2022.
Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence-only report, published on 12-10-2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2023/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2023
2. https://www.radarbox.com/data/mode-s/407809
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001628322.html
4. https://metar-taf.com/airport/GB-0066-eddsfield-airfield
5. https://www.eddsfield.co.uk/airfield.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 2022 | G-DREW | Private | 0 | Compton Abbas Airfield, Shaftesbury, Dorset | |
min |
Location
Media:
G-DREW Aeroprakt A-32 Vixxen at Northrepps Airfield, Cromer, Norfolk 13-4-2021. Since re-registered as G-GBUARevision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2023 07:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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