Date:	Thursday 20 June 2024
Time:	10:15pm LT
Type:	Aeroprakt A32 Vixxen
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	G-RASP
MSN:	LAA 411-15841
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Northrepps Aerodrome, 3 miles SSW of Cromer, Norfolk -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Northrepps Airfield, Cromer, Norfolk
Destination airport:	Northrepps Airfield, Cromer, Norfolk
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During a second approach to land at Northrepps (Cromer) Airfield, G-RASP encountered turbulence, which resulted in unexpected sink on short finals and caused the aircraft to land heavily on its nosewheel. Following the subsequent baulked landing go-around the pilot realised the rudder pedals were jammed and ascribed it to damage sustained at touchdown.

Unsure of the consequences of trying to land on a hard runway with a compromised nose landing gear, and unwilling to use the aircraft’s ballistic parachute in a pre-meditated way, the pilot elected to carry out a precautionary landing in a field of corn. After touchdown, however, the landing gear caught in the corn and the aircraft came to rest inverted. Both occupants were able to self-evacuate from the aircraft.

Damage Sustained to airframe
Per the AAIB report "Substantial damage to airframe and propeller

1. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/abandoned-plane-found-crashed-norfolk-152046270.html
2. Eastern Daily Press 21 June 2024: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24403870.abandoned-aircraft-found-crashed-northrepps-field/
3. AAIB: Final Report https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/688b2014b223ff124d38892e/Aeroprakt_A32_Vixxen_G-RASP_08-25.pdf
Norfolk Constabulary: https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/news-search/
4. https://flycromer.com/airinfo.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrepps_Aerodrome

An abandoned plane was found crashed in a field in Northrepps. https://t.co/GqImLnf6ye ? Full story pic.twitter.com/q5JbhkQp5m

— North Norfolk News (@nthnorfolknews) June 21, 2024

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
21-Jun-2024 17:59	gerard57	Added
23-Jun-2024 06:36	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]
05-Sep-2025 12:51	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
05-Sep-2025 12:53	ASN	Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]