Date:	Thursday 18 January 2024
Time:	day
Type:	Jabiru J430
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-ROOO
MSN:	LAA 336-15049
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	near Earls Colne Airfield, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Roughham Airfield, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Destination airport:	Earls Colne Airport (EGSR)

Narrative:
Jaburu J430 G-ROOO: Substantially damaged in a forced landing into a field near Earls Colne Airfield, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex. The incident was the subject of an AAIB correspondence only investigation, published on 11 April 2024, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report

"The aircraft suffered a rough running engine in flight which, despite the use of carburettor heat, continued to run roughly. The pilot carried out a forced landing in a field and during the landing run the aircraft hit a rut which caused the nose gear to collapse".

1. AAIB correspondence only investigation, published on 11 April 2024: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-january-february-2024/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-january-february-2024
2. AAIB Report: Accident 30 June 2012 as G-HJZN: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f56aed915d1371000579/Jabiru_J430_G-HJZN_09-12.pdf
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ROOO.html
3. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-rooo
4. https://planefinder.net/data/aircraft/G-ROOO
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earls_Colne_Airfield

This Jabiru J430 was built in 2011-12, and was first registered in the UK from new as G-HJZN on 26 April 2011.
On 30 June 2012 the aircraft sustained "Damage to wings, engine mounts and nose landing gear" in an incident at Kenyon Hall Airstrip, Cheshire (see separate ASN entry). The aircraft was repaired and sold on: on 4 September 2012, it was re-registered as G-ROOO, being sold on to its current owner on 30 August 2013

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

30 June 2012

G-HJZN

Private

0

Kenyon Hall Farm Airstrip, Wigan, Lancashire,

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G-ROOO Jabiru J430 at Rougham Airfield, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29th April 2023:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Apr-2024 11:54	Dr. John Smith	Added