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Transport Safety Investigations
13,057 reports
11,352 AAIB (air)
1,103 MAIB (marine)
602 RAIB (rail)
Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.
About these bodies
| Body | Remit | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| AAIB Air | Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations | 11,352 |
| MAIB Marine | Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations | 1,103 |
| RAIB Rail | Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations | 602 |
Common topics (last 2 years)
Reports
9 Apr 2026
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-108, G-ARNE
Partial aileron detachment with non-standard part fitted, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 23 May 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Sep 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-46-350P, N3117J
Aircraft departed centreline on take-off hitting an adjacent hedge, Kilkeel (Greencastle) Airfield, County Down, 18 May 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Aug 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-24 Comanche, D-EKKE
Landing gear collapse on landing, Solent Airport, Hampshire, 14 March 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Aug 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-JACS
Loss of control following engine start, Fowlmere Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire, 27 April 2025
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Jul 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-SACS
Right main gear leg oleo detached, Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Yorkshire, 22 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
26 Jun 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BKJW
Struck the ground in a steep descent while on approach to land, 1 nm south-west of Bagby Airfield, North Yorkshire, 6 July 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
29 May 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150, G-CUBX
Loss of control after takeoff, Croft Farm Airstrip (Defford Airfield), Worcester, 27 August 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Mar 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-BAXZ
Runway excursion after landing, Skegness Airfield, Lincolnshire, 19 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Mar 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-EPYW
Runway overrun, Rochester Airport, Kent, 14 August 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jan 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper J3C-65, G-BBLH and Bombardier Global 6000, M-SFPL
Piper J3C-65 (G-BBLH) and Bombardier Global 6000 (M-SFPL), taxiing aircraft caught by jet efflux from aircraft parked with engines running, Taxiway L, London Biggin Hill Airport, 26 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jan 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AWBS
Piper PA-28-140 (G-AWBS), aircraft struck trees on take-off, Near Eddsfield Airfield, East Yorkshire, 18 June 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Jan 2025
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II, N747MM
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (N747MM), downdraught during final, left landing gear struck a dry stone wall at Oxenhope, West Yorkshire and subsequent landing at Tatenhill, Staffordshire, 19 September 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Nov 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200, G-BCPG
Piper PA-28R-200 (G-BCPG), left main landing gear leg collapsed during taxi, Teesside International Airport, Durham, 21 April 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
3 Oct 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BVNS
Loss of engine power and forced landing, 1.5 miles from Prestwick Airport, 23 April 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Sep 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AWBG
Piper PA-28-140 (G-AWBG), took off with towbar attached, Perth Airport, 22 April 2024
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
27 Jun 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AYUH
Piper PA-28-180 (G-AYUH), aircraft departed controlled flight after entry into cloud, Stanley Hall, near Halstead, Essex, 21 August 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 May 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-18-150, G-CLYI
Piper PA-18-150 (G-CLYI), abnormal runway contact, Sleap Aerodrome, Shropshire, 13 May 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Mar 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-CCAV
Corroded nose landing gear fractured whilst taxiing, London Biggin Hill Airport, 3 May 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Mar 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-220T, G-ZZOT
Abnormal runway contact during landing gear-up go-around, Liverpool Airport, 15 August 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
1 Feb 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AXSG
Main landing gear failure, St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly, 7 April 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
11 Jan 2024
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-RAAM
Aircraft clipped a tree on landing, Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, 16 April 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Dec 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AVSC
Forced landing due to baggage compartment opening in flight, near Seaton, Devon, 1 August 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Nov 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-AVLG
Fuel exhaustion, forced landing near Thruxton Aerodrome, Hampshire, 26 June 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Nov 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-201, G-WAMS
Landing gear collapse, Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex 10 August 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Oct 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31-350, G-FCSL
Right engine failure in the cruise at 2,000 ft agl, south of Salisbury, 28 March 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Sep 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-150, G-AREL
Aircraft left the runway after aborted takeoff, Hamilton Farm Airstrip, Ashford, Kent, 25 April 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
14 Sep 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200, G-EPTR
Landed with the undercarriage up, Perth Airport, 19 May 2023.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Aug 2023
AAIB
AAIB Investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-EKIR
Collision between taxiing aircraft and delivery van, Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, North Lincolnshire, 22 March 2023
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
6 Jul 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-151 (Modified), G-BOTI
Pilot descended within 400 ft of terrain while attempting to fly an ILS approach in IMC, at 9 nm on final approach into Exeter Airport, 22 October 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
1 Jun 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-KNOW
Engine stopped in flight, Steyning Valley, South Downs Way, East Sussex, 11 February 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
23 Mar 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-140, G-BCJN
Unsuccessful go-around, Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire, 4 August 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Mar 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-200T, G-RVNO
Loss of directional control on landing, right landing gear collapse, Hawarden Airport, Chester, 14 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Feb 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BORL
Instructor suffered a fatal heart attack inflight, Blackpool Airport, 29 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
9 Feb 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-32-300, G-WINS
Aircraft ditched following loss of engine power, approximately 7 nm south-east of Jersey Airport, 3 November 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Jan 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-200T, G-CAHA
Landing gear collapse during landing, Dundee Airport, 1 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Jan 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-46-350P, G-LAMI
Runway overrun after rejected takeoff, Wycombe Airpark, Buckinghamshire, 9 July 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
5 Jan 2023
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, G-BJNZ
Forced landing following engine failure, near Enfield, Greater London, 2 April 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
17 Nov 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28R-200-2, G-EGVA
Disappeared from radar whilst crossing the English Channel, approximately 20 nm west of Le Touquet, 2 April 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 Oct 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-BFSY
Loss of control from landing on disused runway, Chatteris Airfield, Cambridgeshire, 25 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Sep 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-23-250, N13987
Right main landing gear collapsed after landing, Auguste George Airport, British Virgin Islands, 23 June 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
7 Jul 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-46-350P (Modified), G-HYZA
Propulsion system failure and forced landing, one mile north of Cranfield Airport, 29 April 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 May 2022
AAIB
AAIB Special Bulletin S1/2022 on Piper PA-28R-200-2, G-EGVA
Missing over English Channel, 2 April 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 May 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BRBA
Right main landing gear detached in-flight, Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire, 4 September 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 May 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-236, G-CSBD
Severe nosewheel shimmy on roll out, Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk, 27 February 2022.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Mar 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-22-150, G-ARDS
Piper PA-22-150 (G-ARDS), Loss of control during crosswind landing, Beverley Airfield, Yorkshire, 11 August 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Mar 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-180, G-AVBT
Piper PA-28-180 (G-AVBT), struck hedge in undershoot during approach, Mid Wales Airport, Welshpool, Powys, 9 July 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
10 Feb 2022
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31, G-UKCS
Uncommanded cabin door opening in flight, near Hull, Yorkshire, 23 July 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
12 Aug 2021
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-44-180, G-BGCO
Nose landing gear collapsed during landing, Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, 12 February 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
8 Jul 2021
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-181, G-JANT
Landed long and overshot grass strip, Bolt Head Airfield, Kingsbridge, Devon, 30 April 2021.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
13 May 2021
AAIB
AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-BZDA
Loss of power after takeoff, White Waltham, Berkshire, 13 September 2020.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
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