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| Date: | Friday 6 December 2024 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | P & M Aviation Pegasus Quik-R 912S |
| Owner/operator: | Trustee of: The Foxtrot Oscars Syndicate |
| Registration: | G-CDFO |
| MSN: | 8080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Balado Airfield, 2 miles west of Kinross, Perthshire -
United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Balado Airfield, Kinross, Perthshire |
| Destination airport: | Balado Airfield, Kinross, Perthshire |
Narrative:6 December 2024: Pegasus Quik G-CDFO significantly damaged when involved in an incident at Balado Airfield, 2 miles west of Kinross, Perthshire. The incident was the subject of an AAIB Record-only Investigation, and the following is the summary from the AAIB Report, published on 13 February 2025:
"On landing, after a short training flight, the aircraft bounced and the student applied power whilst easing the control bar forward. However, there was not enough lift and the aircraft landed heavily causing the nosewheel to collapse."
Damage Sustained to Airframe
Per the AAIB report "nosewheel collapsed". it is notable that - according to the AirNav RadarBox website (see link #2) - G-CDFO has not flown since this incident.
Sources:
1. AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: November - December 2024 (Published 13 February 2025):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-november-december-2024/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-november-december-2024 2. G-CDFO last flight 6 December 2024:
https://www.airnavradar.com/data/registration/G-CDFO/2291178777 3.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-cdfo 4.
https://airport-data.com/aircraft/G-CDFO.html 5.
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/123232/G-CDFO 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Balado_Bridge#Later_use Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 14-Feb-2025 13:17 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |