一架老式的斯皮特飞机于2025年5月3日在肯特州紧急降落,原因是旧口漏油,造成一名乘客轻伤. A vintage Spitfire made an emergency landing in Kent on May 3, 2025, due to a fuel leak from an aging gasket, injuring one passenger mildly.

一架老式的斯皮特菲尔在2025年5月3日在肯特的一个田地紧急降落,原因是燃料系统的密封件退化,导致燃料泄漏到发动机中,并破坏了燃料空气混合物. A vintage Spitfire made an emergency landing in a Kent field on May 3, 2025, after losing engine power due to a degraded gasket in the fuel system, causing fuel to leak into the engine bay and disrupt the fuel-air mixture. 该飞行员飞行时数为7 368小时,在发动机振动和燃料闻到燃料气味后,进行了控制下轮式着陆,没有受伤,而乘客只有小伤。 The pilot, with 7,368 flying hours, executed a controlled wheels-up landing following engine vibrations and a fuel smell, sustaining no injuries while a passenger had minor ones. 空中事故调查处将失败归咎于老化的部件,促使民航管理局发出安全通知,敦促加强对历史飞机系统的监测。 The Air Accidents Investigation Branch attributed the failure to aging components, prompting the Civil Aviation Authority to issue a safety notice urging enhanced monitoring of historic aircraft systems.