No Injuries as ZeroAvia's Piper Testbed Lands Off-Airport in Test Flight
The Piper M Series aircraft sustained some damage when its crew had to land in a field near Cranfield Airport in the UK, where ZeroAvia is doing development work on its hydrogen propulsion system.
A Piper M Series light aircraft being used by ZeroAvia to test its hydrogen propulsion system landed in a field just outside Cranfield Airport in England on April 29. According to the company, neither of the two flight crew on board were injured, but the aircraft sustained some damage and the incident has been reported to the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch.
In a statement issued by ZeroAvia, it said that the Piper made “a safe off-airport landing” during a “routine pattern test flight.” It stated that the aircraft landed on its wheels and almost came to a stop before it sustained damage as it reached uneven terrain at low speed.
