Date:	Tuesday 24 September 2024
Time:	14:41 LT
Type:	Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B
Owner/operator:	Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Registration:	N250MD
MSN:	31-742
Year of manufacture:	1971
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ), Churchdown, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ)
Destination airport:	Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B N250MD (winglet mod.) experienced a runway excursion & nose landing gear collapse during a landing attempt on runway 27/09 at Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ), Churchdown, Gloucestershire on 24 September 2024. There were no reported injuries.

The aircraft was conducting IAP training under normal flight conditions. When the aircraft finally landed from the training approaches, the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft veered to the left, leaving the runway. According to a statement by the Airport authorities, the airport was temporarily closed until the aircraft could be recovered and the runway cleared.

Local METAR
GRF 09/6 6 6/- - -/- - -/DRY DRY DRY

The incident was also the subject of an AAIB Correspondence only invesgiation (see link #1) and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report

"Severe vibration was felt by the pilot when the nosewheel touched down during landing. The pilot was able to maintain control until he had slowed to approximately 20 kt. The aircraft then veered to the left and departed the paved surface onto grass softened by heavy rain. The nose gear sank into the ground and collapsed, causing the aircraft to come to rest on its nose.

It is likely that a nosewheel tyre puncture caused the vibration and loss of low-speed directional control".

According to the AirNav RadarBox website (see link #5) this aircraft has not flown since this incident.

1. AAIB Correspondence only Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f77d8fe3c60873d6c90e20/AAIB_Bulletin_4-2025.pdf
2. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07n8p588e1o (p.79)
3. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/breaking-gloucestershire-airport-plane-crash-9579116
4. https://hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hits/gloucestershire/news/airport-closed-after-aircraft-overshot-runway/
5. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n250md#373ee9c2
6. Last Flight 24 September 2024: https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/N250MD/2231572613
7. https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/N250MD/1072879
8. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=250MD
9. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/N250MD.html
10. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/N7222L.html
11. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/F-BTCK.html
12. https://aircraft-data.com/N250MD
13. https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/us/250MD
14. https://www.routewx.org/airport-EGBJ
15. https://www.gloucestershireairport.co.uk/operations
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Airport

Built 1971. Ex N565WA, D-ICHY, F-BTCK, N7222L

On Tues 24 Sept at 14:42 (local) an aircraft accident was declared at Gloucestershire Airport.

No injuries have been reported and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have been notified.

Runway 27/09 is closed whilst we recover the aircraft.

Full statement below. pic.twitter.com/JoSvt3TPy6

— Glos Airport Ltd (@GlosAirport) September 24, 2024

N250MD Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B at London Southend (SEN-EGMD) 17 October 2022. According to the caption of this photograph: "Broken down Piper PA-31. This small twin-engine plane sustained a puncture after landing and caused the runway to be closed until the plane could be towed to safety; delaying EasyJet flight U23602 to Faro with my parents onboard by 30 minutes". N250MD Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B at Gloucestershire Airport (GLO/EGBJ) 14 October 2016

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Sep-2024 17:05	aus	Added
24-Sep-2024 17:08	ASN	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Sep-2024 19:57	Aerossurance	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ]
24-Sep-2024 20:33	vasilf	Updated [Embed code, Damage, Category, ]
24-Sep-2024 21:49	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
24-Sep-2024 22:00	Captain Adam	Updated [Narrative, ]
25-Sep-2024 06:20	ASN	Updated
25-Sep-2024 09:32	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
25-Sep-2024 13:51	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
22-Nov-2024 17:30	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
22-Jun-2025 09:23	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]