Incident Guimbal Cabri G2 G-SHRU, Thursday 21 April 2022

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Date:	Thursday 21 April 2022
Time:	day
Type:	Guimbal Cabri G2
Owner/operator:	Pathology Testing Ltd (regd. owner)
Registration:	G-SHRU
MSN:	1068
Year of manufacture:	2014
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-J2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Halfpenny Green Airport (EGBO) - United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Halfpenny Green Airport (EGBO)
Destination airport:	Halfpenny Green Airport (EGBO)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Guimbal Cabri G2 G-SHRU: Substantially damaged 21 April 2022 in a landing accident during flying training at Halfpenny Green Airfield, Crab Lane, Bobbington, Staffordshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only Report, and the following is the summary from that report:

"On the fourth touchdown of an Engine Off Landing exercise, the aircraft touched down more nose up than previously. As the aircraft pitched forward onto its skids, the main rotor blades struck the tail boom damaging one rotor blade and the tail rotor drive shaft".

Sources:

1. AAIB Correspondence-only Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-may-june-2022/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-may-june-2022
2. https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/GSHRU/1768420739
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_Airport

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