This statement provides an update on the AAIB investigation into the collision between gliders Discus B, G-DJMD and Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB, while landing at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire, on 25 May 2024. 

The gliders were competing in an inter-club event that involved navigating a fixed course task with designated turning points.  On returning to land, the gliders collided immediately to the west of the thresholds of Runways 06 and 09.  

The investigation into this event is complete and a final report will be issued in due course.