Air accident monthly bulletin May 2025
Source: gov.uk (2025-05-08)

The AAIB Bulletin is a compilation of AAIB reports and is published on the second Thursday of the month.

April Bulletin 5/2025

AAIB Field Investigations

A field investigation is an independent investigation in which AAIB investigators collect, record and analyse evidence.

The process may include, attending the scene of the accident or serious incident; interviewing witnesses; reviewing documents, procedures and practices; examining aircraft wreckage or components; and analysing recorded data.

The investigation, which can take a number of months to complete, will conclude with a published report.

Commercial Air Transport - Fixed wing
- ATR 72-212 A (G-CMJM), right nosewheel detached on takeoff, on departure from Edinburgh Airport, 31 October 2023 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-atr-72-212-a-g-cmjm)
General Aviation - Fixed wing
- Cirrus SR22T (G-RGSK), loss of control on initiating a go-around, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 26 March 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-cirrus-sr22t-g-rgsk)
AAIB Correspondence Investigations

These are reports on accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander in an Aircraft Accident Report Form (AARF) and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Commercial Air Transport
- Boeing 777-236 (G-VIIT), inadvertent thrust reduction during the takeoff roll, London Gatwick Airport, 28 June 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-boeing-777-236-g-viit)
General Aviation
- Beagle B121 Series 1 (G-AXOZ), approach and landing mishap, Bagby Airfield, North Yorkshire, 30 January 2025 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-beagle-b121-series-1-g-axoz)
- CZAW Sportcruiser (G-CZAW), locker cover opened during flight, and subsequently the aircraft struck some trees short of Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 17 July 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-czaw-sportcruiser-g-czaw)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- DJI Avata 2, (UAS registration n/a), loss of control during flight, Prince George’s Playing Fields, Surrey, 30 November 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-dji-avata-2-uas-registration-n-slash-a)
- DJI Ultralight Mini 2, (UAS registration n/a), pilot distracted resulting in injury to uninvolved person, Victoria Embankment, Nottinghamshire, 18 August 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-dji-ultralight-mini-2-uas-registration-n-slash-a)
Record-Only Investigations

This section provides details of accidents and incidents which were not subject to a Field or full Correspondence Investigation.

They are wholly, or largely, based on information provided by the aircraft commander at the time of reporting and in some cases additional information from other sources.

The accuracy of the information provided cannot be assured.

Record-only Correspondence investigations reviewed in February and March 2025. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2025)