Cessna 172C Incident at Lydd Airport (G-ARYK)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On 4 November 2004 at 1654 UTC, a Cessna 172C with registration G-ARYK was involved in an incident at Lydd Airport in Kent. The aircraft, manufactured in 1962, was powered by a single Continental O-300-C piston engine. It was on a private flight with one crew member and one passenger aboard. The pilot held a Private Pilot's Licence and was 75 years old, with 308 total hours of flying experience, including 102 hours on type. The pilot had not flown in the preceding 90 days, with their last flight at Lydd occurring in May 2004. The incident resulted in a dent to the leading edge of the right horizontal stabiliser, with no injuries to the crew or passenger.