Transport Safety Investigations

Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.

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AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations
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Showing 1–50 of 1,695 reports matching "piper" from AAIB

AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-108, G-ARNE Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Partial aileron detachment with non-standard part fitted, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 23 May 2025
9 Apr 2026 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-46-350P, N3117J Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Aircraft departed centreline on take-off hitting an adjacent hedge, Kilkeel (Greencastle) Airfield, County Down, 18 May 2025
11 Sep 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-24 Comanche, D-EKKE Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Landing gear collapse on landing, Solent Airport, Hampshire, 14 March 2025
14 Aug 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-JACS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of control following engine start, Fowlmere Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, 27 April 2025
14 Aug 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-SACS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Right main gear leg oleo detached, Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 22 June 2024
10 Jul 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BKJW Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Struck the ground in a steep descent while on approach to land, 1 nm south-west of Bagby Airfield, North Yorkshire, 6 July 2023
26 Jun 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150, G-CUBX Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of control after takeoff, Croft Farm Airstrip (Defford Airfield), Worcester, 27 August 2024
29 May 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-BAXZ Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Runway excursion after landing, Skegness Airfield, Lincolnshire, 19 June 2024
13 Mar 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-EPYW Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Runway overrun, Rochester Airport, Kent, 14 August 2024
13 Mar 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper J3C-65 (G-BBLH) and Bombardier Global 6000 (M-SFPL), taxiing aircraft caught by jet efflux from aircraft parked with engines running, Taxiway L, London Biggin Hill Airport, 26 June 2024
9 Jan 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AWBS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28-140 (G-AWBS), aircraft struck trees on take-off, Near Eddsfield Airfield, East Yorkshire, 18 June 2024
9 Jan 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (N747MM), downdraught during final, left landing gear struck a dry stone wall at Oxenhope, West Yorkshire and subsequent landing at Tatenhill, Staffordshire, 19 September 2024
9 Jan 2025 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200, G-BCPG Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28R-200 (G-BCPG), left main landing gear leg collapsed during taxi, Teesside International Airport, Durham, 21 April 2024
14 Nov 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of engine power and forced landing, 1.5 miles from Prestwick Airport, 23 April 2024
3 Oct 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AWBG Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28-140 (G-AWBG), took off with towbar attached, Perth Airport, 22 April 2024
12 Sep 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AYUH Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28-180 (G-AYUH), aircraft departed controlled flight after entry into cloud, Stanley Hall, near Halstead, Essex, 21 August 2023
27 Jun 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150, G-CLYI Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-18-150 (G-CLYI), abnormal runway contact, Sleap Aerodrome, Shropshire, 13 May 2023
9 May 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-CCAV Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Corroded nose landing gear fractured whilst taxiing, London Biggin Hill Airport, 3 May 2023
14 Mar 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-220T, G-ZZOT Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Abnormal runway contact during landing gear-up go-around, Liverpool Airport, 15 August 2023
14 Mar 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AXSG Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Main landing gear failure, St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly, 7 April 2023
1 Feb 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-RAAM Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Aircraft clipped a tree on landing, Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, 16 April 2023
11 Jan 2024 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AVSC Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Forced landing due to baggage compartment opening in flight, near Seaton, Devon, 1 August 2023.
14 Dec 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AVLG Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Fuel exhaustion, forced landing near Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire, 26 June 2023.
9 Nov 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-201, G-WAMS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Landing gear collapse, Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex 10 August 2023.
9 Nov 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31-350, G-FCSL Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Right engine failure in the cruise at 2,000 ft agl, south of Salisbury, 28 March 2023.
12 Oct 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-150, G-AREL Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Aircraft left the runway after aborted takeoff, Hamilton Farm Airstrip, Ashford, Kent, 25 April 2023.
14 Sep 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200, G-EPTR Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Landed with the undercarriage up, Perth Airport, 19 May 2023.
14 Sep 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB Investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-EKIR Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision between taxiing aircraft and delivery van, Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, North Lincolnshire, 22 March 2023
10 Aug 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Pilot descended within 400 ft of terrain while attempting to fly an ILS approach in IMC, at 9 nm on final approach into Exeter Airport, 22 October 2022.
6 Jul 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-KNOW Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Engine stopped in flight, Steyning Valley, South Downs Way, East Sussex, 11 February 2022.
1 Jun 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-BCJN Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Unsuccessful go-around, Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire, 4 August 2022.
23 Mar 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-200T, G-RVNO Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of directional control on landing, right landing gear collapse, Hawarden Airport, Chester, 14 June 2022.
9 Mar 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BORL Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Instructor suffered a fatal heart attack inflight, Blackpool Airport, 29 June 2022.
9 Feb 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-WINS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Aircraft ditched following loss of engine power, approximately 7 nm south-east of Jersey Airport, 3 November 2022.
9 Feb 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-200T, G-CAHA Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Landing gear collapse during landing, Dundee Airport, 1 June 2022.
12 Jan 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-46-350P, G-LAMI Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Runway overrun after rejected takeoff, Wycombe Airpark, Buckinghamshire, 9 July 2022.
12 Jan 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BJNZ Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Forced landing following engine failure, near Enfield, Greater London, 2 April 2022.
5 Jan 2023 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200-2, G-EGVA Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Disappeared from radar whilst crossing the English Channel, approximately 20 nm west of Le Touquet, 2 April 2022.
17 Nov 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BFSY Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of control from landing on disused runway, Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 25 June 2022.
13 Oct 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, N13987 Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Right main landing gear collapsed after landing, Auguste George Airport, British Virgin Islands, 23 June 2022.
8 Sep 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Propulsion system failure and forced landing, one mile north of Cranfield Airport, 29 April 2021.
7 Jul 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Missing over English Channel, 2 April 2022.
13 May 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BRBA Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Right main landing gear detached in-flight, Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, 4 September 2021.
12 May 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-236, G-CSBD Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Severe nosewheel shimmy on roll out, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 27 February 2022.
12 May 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-150, G-ARDS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-22-150 (G-ARDS), Loss of control during crosswind landing, Beverley Airfield, Yorkshire, 11 August 2021.
10 Mar 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AVBT Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Piper PA-28-180 (G-AVBT), struck hedge in undershoot during approach, Mid Wales Airport, Welshpool, Powys, 9 July 2021.
10 Mar 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31, G-UKCS Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Uncommanded cabin door opening in flight, near Hull, Yorkshire, 23 July 2021.
10 Feb 2022 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-44-180, G-BGCO Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Nose landing gear collapsed during landing, Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, 12 February 2021.
12 Aug 2021 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-JANT Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Landed long and overshot grass strip, Bolt Head Airfield, Kingsbridge, Devon, 30 April 2021.
8 Jul 2021 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BZDA Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of power after takeoff, White Waltham, Berkshire, 13 September 2020.
13 May 2021 · Air Accidents Investigation Branch