Date:	Friday 26 July 2024
Time:	day
Type:	Mooney M20J Executive
Owner/operator:	Trustee of: Flya Aviation Group
Registration:	G-FLYA
MSN:	24-3124
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Full Sutton Airfield, 9 miles East of York, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU)
Destination airport:	Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU)

Narrative:
26 July 2024: Mooney M20J Executive G-FLYA sustained substantial damage when clipped standing crops on approach to Full Sutton Airfield (EGNU), 9 miles East of York, North Yorkshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record only investigation, published on 10 October 2024, and the following is the summary from the AAIB report:

"During a go-around" [at Full Sutton Airfield] "the aircraft clipped some crops to the side of the runway. The aircraft then landed with damage to the landing gear and wing".

Damage Sustained to airframe:
Per the AAIB Report "damage to the landing gear and wing". According to the AirNav RadarBox website (see link #3) G-FLYA has not flown since this incident. However, the damage sustained must have either been repaired (or deemed repairable) as G-FLYA was sold on, post this incident, on 12 November 2024 to a new owner (the 6th) based in Warminster, Wiltshire.

G-FLYA was built in 1989, and first registered (from new) on 8 June 1989. Between 8 June 1989 and 1 August 2024, G-FLYA passed through the hands of five successive owners - the three most recent ones being all in the York area. Total amount of flying hours accumulated on the airframe: 1,958 at 26 June 2024

Full Sutton Airfield (ICAO: EGNU) is an unlicensed aerodrome located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 miles) east of York in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located adjacent to, and south-east of, HMP Full Sutton. Runway 04/22 at Full Sutton is a grass surface, 772 by 19 m (2,533 by 62 ft) strip and is the only runway in use at the aerodrome.

1. AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: July-August 2024 (Published 10 October 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2024/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2024
2. https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-FLYA.html
3. Last Flight 26 July 2024/AirNav RadarBox: https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-FLYA/2197640887
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Sutton_Airfield

G-FLYA was built in 1989, and first registered (from new) on 8 June 1989. Between 8 June 1989 and 1 August 2024, G-FLYA passed through the hands of five successive owners - the three most recent ones being all in the York area. Total amount of flying hours accumulated on the airframe: 1,958 at 26 June 2024

The damage sustained at Full Sutton on 26 July 2024 must have either been repaired (or deemed repairable) as G-FLYA was sold on, post this incident, on 12 November 2024 to a new owner (the 6th) based in Warminster, Wiltshire.

G-FLYA: Mooney M20J Executive at Fenland Airfield, Holbeach St. Johns, Lincolnshire (EGCL) 7 April 2012

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-Oct-2024 12:59	Dr. John Smith	Added
24-Nov-2024 14:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, ]