Accident to the Cirrus SR20 registered N50BZ on 24/06/2023 at Guipavas

This is a courtesy translation by the BEA of the Final Report on the Safety Investigation. As accurate as the translation may be, the original text in French is the work of reference.

Note: the following information is based on the notification sent by the Air Navigation Services. This information has not been independently validated by the BEA. The pilot was contacted several times but did not reply to the BEA’s requests. As a consequence, the information regarding this occurrence is limited.

1 History of the flight

The pilot, unaccompanied, departed from Dinan-Trélivan aerodrome (Côtes-d'Armor) bound for Brest-Bretagne airport where he landed on runway 25L[1]. The aeroplane touched down hard on the runway, bounced several times and then came to a halt on the runway. The nose gear ruptured and several of the propeller blades were damaged.

2 Additional information

2.1 Meteorological information

The 13:00 automatic METAR for Brest-Bretagne airport indicated the following conditions without any significant changes forecast in the two hours following the report:

• wind from 200°, 13 kt;
• CAVOK;
• temperature 28°C;
• QNH 1021 hPa.