I see one guy was fined in total, just under £7,000 for what was essentially a very simple radio frequency selection error, which the pilot then assumed to be a radio malfunction. OK, it was a IFR non-precision approach procedure and involved a potential conflict with an airline sitting on the runway so the cost in lives or other damage could have been extremely high.
The pilot should have double-checked and then triple-checked his frequency selection once it was apparent he was not in contact with the tower controller, and I dont know what the loss of radio contact procedure is at Birmingham airport, but it shows that something so simple can be very costly to in the pocket, and ultimately very dangerous.
These reports remind us how little room there is for any error.