ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346580
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 2023 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Europa XS |
| Owner/operator: | Trustees of: G-CFKZ Group |
| Registration: | G-CFKZ |
| MSN: | PFA 247-14178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | East Winch Airfield, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| East Winch Airfield, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk |
Europe XS G-CFKZ: Substantially damaged 18-6-2023 in a landing accident at East Winch Airfield, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk. 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:
"The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft while landing in light rain on a slippery grass surface. The aircraft veered off the runway and hit a boundary hedge, causing substantial damage but no injuries".
East Winch is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 4.9 miles south-east of King's Lynn and 34 miles west of Norwich. East Winch Airstrip is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.72356 and longitude 0.52353. The airport has one runway: 10/28. This airport has no ICAO code, use GB-0194 as reference
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.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-cfkz
3. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-CFKZ
4. https://www.eastwinchairfield.co.uk/about/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Winch
Location
Media:
Europa XS G-CFKZ at Sleap Airfield, Shropshire 10-4-2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2023 07:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Oct-2023 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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