01/1992 |
XZ987 |
C |
Harrier
GR3 |
1417
Flt |
Suffered
a wheels up landing in Belize. To Wittering for repair but with the
withdrawal of the type this was cancelled. Allocated to the gate at
Stafford |
07/02/1992 |
XW927 |
02 |
Harrier
T4 |
Gutersloh
Station Flt |
Damaged
in a heavy landing at Gutersloh, Germany. With the withdrawal of the type
from service it was not repaired and was later displayed at Hermeskeil
Museum in Germany |
15/02/1992 |
WV363 |
872 |
Hunter
T8C |
FRADU |
Crashed
into The Minch seventy miles off Stornoway, Isle of Lewis after the pilot
ejected following engine failure. It was carrying out exercise air raids
on HMS Battleaxe. The aircraft was not recovered |
12/05/1992 |
ZF316 |
|
Tucano
T1 |
CFS |
Crashed
on Chapelford Farm, Clochan, Fochabers, Grampian after loss of control
during spinning trials by a 208 Sqn crew. They both ejected safely |
12/05/1992 |
XZ644 |
|
Lynx
AH7 |
653
Sqn |
The
crew were practising display routines over Steinheim, Germany when
control was lost during an unauthorised wing over manoeuvre. It struck the
ground heavily and broke up. The crew escaped with only minor injuries |
14/05/1992 |
XW543 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
12
Sqn |
Suffered
a hydraulic failure while returning to Lossiemouth from France. It
diverted to St. Mawgan, Cornwall where it made a wheels up landing. With
the withdrawal of the type from service it was not repaired and was
scrapped during August 1992 |
14/05/1992 |
XZ990 |
D |
Harrier
GR3 |
233
OCU |
A No 1 fan blade threw its outer half through the engine causing immediate loss of power whilst in the hover at 100 ft over the airfield at Wittering, Cambridgeshire. It descended rapidly and struck the ground heavily. The pilot did not eject and was severely injured. The aircraft was soon engulfed in flames and the fire crews doused the cockpit area to free the unconscious pilot. They were commended for their bravery and dedication which saved the pilots life. Caused by fatigue failure of the first stage low pressure compressor blade due to foreign object damage on an earlier occasion |
28/05/1992 |
ZA193 |
N-126 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
800
NAS |
Crashed into
the Mediterranean Sea while hovering alongside HMS Invincible off the
coast of Cyprus. The nose began to pitch down, the pilot was unable to
correct it and ejected safely. The aircraft sank and was not recovered |
30/05/1992 |
ZE497 |
|
Viking
T1 |
662
VGS |
The
student allowed the starboard wing to drop during take off from Arbroath,
Tayside. The instructor took control but the wing caught the long grass
causing the aircraft to yaw. He released the launch cable but the aircraft
became airborne, ground looped and then struck the ground in a nose down
attitude. The two occupants escaped with minor bruising. The aircraft was
rebuilt and sold to the RAFGSA at Bicester |
27/06/1992 |
RM689 |
MN-E |
Spitfire
XIV |
Rolls
Royce |
Struck
the runway at
the bottom of a loop
during an air display at Woodford, Greater Manchester. It burst into
flames killing the pilot |
09/07/1992 |
XN976 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
208
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea, thirty eight miles east of Leuchars, Fife during a
four aircraft simulated ship attack. The probable cause was a fault in the
rudder, causing it to move to port. With the aircraft at 100ft and in a
left turn the crew would not have had time to eject and were both killed |
09/07/1992 |
ZE589 |
|
Viking
T1 |
ACCGS |
Part
of the ACCGS were on detachment to Portmoak, Fife near Glenrothes. Despite
advice not to fly near a ridge due to little lift, the instructor headed
for the ridge. Finding little lift the student turned towards base. The
instructor took control and continued to look for lift. The glider was
caught by a down draught and fell out of the sky striking the hillside. As
it slid down the hillside the tail and starboard wing were ripped off, the
port mainspar snapped, the canopies disintegrated and the front cockpit
folded up. Luckily both crew were not seriously injured. Sold, repaired
and became BGA3045/EXT at Bicester |
15/07/1992 |
XV473 |
N |
Phantom
FGR2 |
56
Sqn |
Made
an emergency landing at Waddington, Lincs due to a fuel pump blow in a
wing tank. With the withdrawal of the type from service it was not
repaired and was allocated to the fire dump at Waddington. It was
destroyed by fire during its first fire practice as the fuel tanks had not
been drained beforehand |
07/08/1992 |
ZD350 |
05 |
Harrier
GR5 |
1
Sqn |
Suffered
engine failure due to stator blade failure shortly after take off from
Wittering, Cambs. The pilot ejected safely from only 24ft and the aircraft
crashed onto the runway. To 9189M |
09/1992 |
XS793 |
|
Andover
CC2 |
C
in C RAFG |
Damaged in
a heavy landing in
Germany. It was declared a write off after
corrosion was discovered in the wing root area. To 9178M |
30/09/1992 |
XX334 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
19(R)
Sqn |
Crashed
onto the airfield at Chivenor, Devon following a practice engine failure and
return, after take off. The instructor ejected but the student pilot
remained with the aircraft |
16/10/1992 |
XX613 |
A |
Bulldog
T1 |
Queens
UAS |
Suffered
engine failure while on approach to Belfast City Airport, Northern
Ireland. During a forced landing near Comber it struck a hedge-topped
stone wall and was destroyed. The instructor was killed and the student
was seriously injured |
21/10/1992 |
ZG829 |
|
Sea
King Mk.4 |
ETPS |
During a tethered flight exercise the captain attempted
to leave the hover site for refuelling with the tether still attached. The aircraft pitched nose down from 10ft, struck the ground, rolled onto its port side and burst into flames. The three crew escaped, one receiving
major injuries |
27/11/1992 |
XW233 |
CN |
Puma
HC1 |
230
Sqn |
Both helicopters entered the Army landing site at
Bessbrook, Northern Ireland unaware of each other. The Gazelles rotors cut into the cockpit of the Puma and both helicopters crashed in flames. All four on board the Puma were killed, the two in the Gazelle were badly injured. Caused by inadequate use of the correct radio procedures and a breakdown in the passage of information between the RAF and the AAC |
27/11/1992 |
ZB681 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
665
Sqn |
30/11/1992 |
ZB668 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
UNFICYP |
Damaged in a forced landing in the Troodos Mountains,
Cyprus after suffering a bearing failure in the clutch and freewheel device.
To Fleetlands store pending a decision on a rebuild. It was not rebuild and was allocated to the SEAE at Arborfield during June 1996 as TAD015 |
15/12/1992 |
XX387 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
651
Sqn |
Damaged when it struck the ground hard at
Hildesheim, Germany during a practice engine off landing. Allocated to the
SEAE at Arborfield during September 1995 as TAD014 |