ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246160
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 23 October 2020 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Extra EA-300/L |
| Owner/operator: | Airdisplay.com Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BZII |
| MSN: | 119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St.Neots-Little Gransden Airfield, Fullers Hill, Sandy, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Neot's-Little Gransden Airfield (EGMJ) |
| St. Neot's-Little Gransden Airfield (EGMJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Extra EA-300: Substantially damaged 23-10-2020. During a hard landing, at Little Gransden Airfield, Fullers Hill, Sandy, Bedfordshire, the main landing gear collapsed. According to a rough translation from German into English of the official BFU Germany report: (see link #1 for the original German text)
"Event: Accident without injuries
Date, time: 23.10.2020, 11:20 a.m. (local)
Location, State: Little Gransden, United Kingdom
Damage to aircraft: Seriously damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authorities File number: BFU20-0920 - DX
The main landing gear collapsed during a hard landing. The BFU supports the investigation because the aircraft was designed/manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Aircraft 0 to 2,250 kg
Casualties, fatally serious, light injuries
Pattern: EXTRA-300
Type of operation: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing Flight - Local sightseeing flight"
UPDATE:
The incident was also the subject of an AAIB correspondence only report (see link #2), which identified the aircraft involved as Extra EA 300/L G-BZII, and the following is a summary from that report...
"23 Oct 2020: Extra EA 300/L G-BZII, Little Gransden Airfield, Bedfordshire On approach, at approximately 20 feet agl, the aircraft developed a high rate of decent. This resulted in a heavy landing and the main landing gear collapsed on touchdown. The engine, wing and propeller were also damaged."
The reported site of the incident is Little Gransden Airfield (ICAO: EGMJ) an unlicensed airfield located near the village of Little Gransden, 5 nm (9.3 km; 5.8 miles) southeast of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England. Little Gransden Airfield is also located in the grounds of Fuller's Hill Farm, Fullers Hill, Sandy, Bedfordshire
Sources:
1. BFU Germany Report BFU20-0920-DX: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2020/Bulletin2020-10.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
2. AAIB Correspondence-Only Investigation Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-january-february-2021/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-january-february-2021
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Gransden_Airfield
4. https://www.airteamimages.com/extra-ea-300_G-BZII_-private_53027_large.html
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/G-BZII
Media:
Extra EA 300/L G-BZII - Duxford Air Festival, Duxford, Cambridgeshire 27 May 2018:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2020 16:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 24-Dec-2020 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2021 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2021 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2021 16:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Jul-2021 15:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Category] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation