Accident to a Piel CP3O1 on 04/16/16 at RAF Henlow [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Landing gear failure during taxi.

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General information
Local date	16/04/2016
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	AD RAF Henlow
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0212

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom
Manufacturer / Model	PIEL - CP301
Aircraft Registration	G-AZGY
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point
Planned destination
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	122
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.