Piper M-class six-seat experimental aircraft was to conclude testing in a few weeks.
The Piper M-class demonstrator had been based at the Cranfield airport since 2020âshown here from September 2020 preparing for its first flight in the UK.
ZeroAvia
ZeroAviaâs Piper M-class demonstratorâdeveloped to test flight on hydrogen powerâsuffered an off-airport landing on April 29, 2021, just outside of the perimeter of the Cranfield airport in the UK. The aircraft was conducting a routine flight within the latter stages of its six-seat HyFlyer testing regimeâwhich was expected to conclude in the next few weeksârecorded as ZeroAvia Test 86, the sixth test flight within the current segment of the program, according to a statement by the company. âThe aircraft landed normally on its wheels in a flat grass field and almost came to a stop, but was damaged as it caught the left main gear and wing in the uneven terrain at the end of the field at low speed. Everybody involved is safe, and without injury. The incident was immediately reported to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), and the Fire Service attended on the ground, as is the standard procedure.â