The following is a list of incidents and accidents which have taken place in South Wales or on aircraft which were on route from / to airfields in that region. For this page the South Wales region is bounded by an area from approximately St David's in the west, the Severn Bridges in the east, Bristol Channel in the south and around Rhayader area in the north.
| Date | Serial/Registration | Aircraft Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night of 26-27/10/2002 | G-BCHK - Cessna F.172H G-BFVF - Pa.38 G-BWGU Cessna 150F, G-CWFY Cessna 152, G-CWFZ Piper PA-28 G-OCGA Piper PA-28 |
Various | Parked on Apron at Cardiff Airport. Aircraft very strong winds hit the southern UK causing massive disruption and damage. Cardiff Airport didn't miss out with the following aircraft receiving serious damage. |
| Night of 26-27/10/2002 | G-BGXB
Piper Pa-38, G-BRNJ Piper Pa-38, G-BSVW Piper Pa-38 G-CWFD Piper Pa-38. | Various |
Parked on Apron at Cardiff Airport. Aircraft very strong winds hit the southern UK causing massive disruption and damage. Cardiff Airport didn't miss out with the following aircraft receiving minor damage. |
| 01/04/2002 | G-CWFC | Pa.38 Tomahawk | Based at Cardiff Airport. Sadly crashed at Mynydd Maen, 2 Miles north-west of Cwmbran. Details of the crash can be found at Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk, G-CWFC (publishing.service.gov.uk) |
| 06/08/2005 | G-BOVS | Cessna 150M | Operated as a Cardiff Airport resident. force landed in a field near Rumney, north east of Cardiff. At the conclusion of a trial lesson, the instructor was returning to Cardiff Airport at 1,400 ft on the published Cardiff Docks arrival when the engine started to vibrate. The vibration became severe, accompanied by a loud mechanical banging sound and the airspeed was decreasing, so the pilot reduced engine rpm and sought the nearest suitable field, transmitting a MAYDAY call before concentrating on the landing. The aircraft was landed in a grass field and touchdown was made at minimum airspeed with 40º flap selected. The grass was wet and, despite application of the wheel brakes, the aircraft over-ran the field boundary, passing through brambles and a wire fence. The left wing struck a fence post, turning the aircraft through 90º before it came to rest on a minor road with the nose landing gear collapsed. The instructor and student vacated the aircraft normally and without injury. The registration was cancelled on 1st September 2005 as "destroyed". |
| 7/10/2005 | G-BPPD | Pa.38 Tomahawk | Operated as a Cardiff Airport resident. A severe gale struck South Wales causing damage to trees and buildings. Also damaged were a number of aircraft at the Rhoose Flying Club. One of the aircraft damaged was this PA-38 which was blown completely upside down behind the club building. Was last recorded and stored by Nalson Aviation at Caterham-Willy Park Farm, Surrey. |
| 18/07/2006 | G-BWHV | Denney Kitfox | Whilst on a local flight from Cardiff, suffered a substantial loss of engine power and crashed into Treforest Industrial Estate following an attempted forced landing into school playing fields. |
| 28/10/2010 | G-SEWP | AS.355 Squirrel | Private - Whilst not in the area, an aircraft with local history was the former Veritair/Police operated AS.355 Squirrel which was lost in Nortern Ireland |
| 13/03/2011 | G-ASXY | Jodel D.117 | Based at Cardiff Airport. Private - Sadly crashed at Grovesend near Swansea. Details of the crash can be found at Jodel D117A, G-ASXY, 13 March 2011 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
[G-BWHV Treforest - credit ??]
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