Date:	Sunday 5 June 2016
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	Europa XS
Owner/operator:	Trustee of: Europa 6
Registration:	G-CCUL
MSN:	PFA 247-13119
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Incident
Location:	Rayne Hall Farm Airfield, near Braintree, Essex -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Rayne Hall Farm Airfield, near Braintree, Essex
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AAIB investigation to Europa XS, G-CCUL: Minor damage in a Gear-up landing, Rayne Hall Farm Airfield, near Braintree, Essex, 5 June 2016. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Investigation. and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report:

"The pilot arrived overhead the airfield from the north-east and joined crosswind for Runway 09. He heard several partial radio calls on the SAFETYCOM frequency but could not identify the source of any of these transmissions. On final approach, the pilot stated that he was high on his approach path and that his speed seemed less stable than usual but he did not perform a go-around.

Upon landing, the aircraft settled lower than expected, pitched nose-down and slid to a halt. The pilot and passenger were uninjured during the gear-up landing and vacated the aircraft in the normal way. The pilot attributed the incident to his failure to action the before-landing checklist, possibly because he was distracted by the partial radio transmissions".

=Damage sustained to airframe=
Per the above AAIB report "Damage to two propeller blades and transponder antenna". The aircraft was repaired and returned to service

1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57ac634d40f0b608a7000065/Europa_XS_G-CCUL_09-16.pdf
2. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-CCUL
3. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-CCUL.html
4. https://metar-taf.com/airport/GB-0219-rayne-hall-farm-airstrip
5. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-ccul
6. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Rayne-Hall-Farm

This Europa XS was built in 2004, and was first registered (from new) on 20 April 2004 as G-CCUL to the Trustees of the Europa 6 flying group. The aircraft was re-registered on 29 July 2005, still to the Europa 6 flying group, due to the death of the original trustee. As at 12 March 2024, G-CCUL has accumulated a total of 947 flying hours on the airframe.

G-CCUL: Europa-XS at the LAA Rally, Sywell, Northamptonshire (ORM/EGBK) 1 September 2017:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Apr-2024 07:47	Dr. John Smith	Added
28-Apr-2024 07:47	ASN	Updated [Accident report]