Date:	Wednesday 20 January 2016
Time:	14:19
Type:	Cirrus SR20
Owner/operator:	RPR Associates Ltd
Registration:	G-GCDC
MSN:	2008
Year of manufacture:	2008
Engine model:	Continental IO-360-ES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Swansea Airport (SWS/EGFH) -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, Gloucestershire (EGBJ)
Destination airport:	Swansea Airport (SWS/EGFH)
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Following a loss of directional control on landing at Swansea Airport, the aircraft struck a parked Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (G-BLWP, c/n 38-78A0367) on the apron.The pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The plane sustained substantial damage.

UPDATE #1: The official AAIB report into the accident was published on 08-09-2016. According to the summary of the official AAIB report into the accident (see link #1)...

"During pre-flight checks, the pilot realised that he had inadvertently engaged the autopilot with the corner of his kneeboard. After correcting this, he performed a number of touch-and-go landings. During the final touch-and-go, the aircraft lost control and deviated to the left of the runway, eventually impacting a parked aircraft. The reason for the accident could not be established but is considered likely to be a combination of the gusting wind from the right, a bounced landing and wingtip strike, the effect of applying full power during the touch-and-go and the possibility of inadvertent autopilot engagement".

Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "G-GCDC - [damage to] Propeller, left and right wings, main landing gear, left elevator, nose wheel detached, and engine shock-loaded". Apparently, the damage sustained to the Cirrus SR20 rendered the airframe as "damaged beyond economic repair", and the registration G-GCDC was cancelled by the CAA on 17-06-2016 as "destroyed"

1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57ac622c40f0b608ab000084/Cirrus_SR20_G-GCDC_and_Piper_PA-38-112_G-BLWP_09-16.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=GCDC
3. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Plane-loses-control-crashes-Swansea-Airport/story-28578443-detail/story.html
4. https://m.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?reg=G-GCDC
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/egbj/5874392856
6. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/01/cirrus-sr20-g-gcdc-accident-occurred.html

G-GCDC Cirrus SR20 at Staverton (Gloucestershire) Airport on 07-12-2015:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Jan-2016 13:48	gerard57	Added
21-Jan-2016 13:50	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
21-Jan-2016 13:50	harro	Updated [Date, ]
21-Jan-2016 17:19	Geno	Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jan-2016 12:56	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Jul-2016 15:28	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
08-Sep-2016 13:40	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ]