24/02/2000 |
ZB666 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
9
Regt |
The
pilot lost visual reference while in the hover at night on Mt Kenya,
Kenya. The helicopter struck a tree and crashed, slightly injuring the
crew |
21/03/2000 |
XZ662 |
|
Lynx
AH7 |
655
Sqn |
Badly
damaged in a heavy landing near Mullaghbawn, Northern Ireland when it
bounced and rolled onto its side. The occupants escaped safely. For repair
assessment but was not repaired. In
2002 it was sold to a company at Staverton to make a simulator |
08/04/2000 |
PV202 |
RQ-5 |
Spitfire
T9 |
Private |
During
the final approach following a successful overshoot at Goodwood, West
Sussex the aircraft clipped a tree on the airfield boundary. Control was
lost and it struck a bank, skidded across Goodwood race circuit, came to
rest inverted approximately 60 yards from the runway and caught fire. Both
occupants were killed |
17/04/2000 |
XZ207 |
|
Lynx
AH7 |
1
Regt |
Suffered
tail rotor drive shaft failure while in the hover at 10 foot at Boxberg,
Germany. Pilot attempted to land the aircraft but it began to spin and a
skid dug into the ground. It struck the ground heavily but the occupants
escaped safely. For repair assessment then was allocated to Ground Instruction at Arborfield |
19/04/2000 |
XW207 |
|
Puma
HC1 |
33
Sqn |
Crashed in the Catterick Training are at Hipswell Moor, Yorkshire after the tail hit the ground during a nose high approach. The fourteen on board managed to escape without serious injury. The slow response of the engine on Pumas to throttle position selection was considered to be a major contribution to the crash. See also XW221
19/07/2004 |
31/05/2000 |
XX745 |
GV |
Jaguar
GR1A |
54
Sqn |
Suffered
a mid air collision
during a
sortie over Scotland and both
diverted into Leuchars, Fife. XX832 suffered only slight damage but XX745
received severe damage to the underside of the cockpit area. It was
returned to Coltishall by road where damage was assessed as CAT 4.
Transferred to St. Athan where the feasibility of using the cockpit from stored XZ375 was examined.
This was considered too costly and the aircraft was deemed damaged beyond
economical repair. During 2001 it was stored at Shawbury, then to Boscombe
Down for spares |
31/05/2000 |
XX832 |
EZ |
Jaguar
T2 |
6
Sqn |
26/07/2000 |
ZE695 |
718 |
Sea
Harrier F/A2 |
899
NAS |
The
nose wheel tyre burst when the aircraft touched down in the undershoot
area at Yeovilton, Somerset at the end of a delivery flight from Dunsfold
to 899 NAS. The aircraft slewed off the runway onto the grass causing
the nose wheel to collapse. It continued to slide across the grass and
caught fire at which point the pilot ejected. It came to rest at the edge
of the 847 NAS dispersal
and suffered CAT 4 damage. With the announcement that the Sea Harrier
fleet was to be withdrawn it was withdrawn from use earlier than expected
it was declared CAT 5 and departed St. Athan on 24th September 2002 for
scrapping. Later to a private collector at Sproughton, Suffolk |
24/08/2000 |
ZH654 |
|
Harrier
T10 |
DERA |
Crashed
onto the runway at Boscombe Down after the engine cut while on final
approach. Both the crew ejected although one suffered severe arm injuries.
The wreckage was stored at Boscombe Down during 2001 |
24/09/2000 |
XW281 |
G-BYNZ |
Scout
AH1 |
Private |
Crashed
at Upper Chute near Andover, Hampshire. The wreckage was taken back to its
base at Thruxton |
16/10/2000 |
XM378 |
G-BWZE
34 |
Jet
Provost T3A |
Private |
Abandoned
take off shortly
after getting airborne
from Lelystad, Netherlands after suffering engine problems. The
undercarriage collapsed and the cockpit area suffered damage |
18/10/2000 |
XX282 |
CQ |
Hawk
T1A |
100
Sqn |
Crashed
into an area known as East Kyloe Woods, between Haggerston and Lowick in
Northumberland after suffering a bird strike. Both crew ejected safely
suffering minor injuries |
27/10/2000 |
ZH844 |
|
Merlin
HM1 |
700M
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off the Isle of Skye between the village of Plockton in
Western Ross and the weapons range on the island of Rona. Caused by a
possible partial uncommanded application of the
main rotor brake or by it not being fully released by the crew.
Smoke was seen by an eyewitness coming from the rotor head but the crew were
not alerted until fire broke out. As
bad weather was forecast the crew deliberately deflated the flotation bags
to sink the aircraft. This was done to save it being smashed by the
weather. However, due to severe undercurrents it was smashed on the rocks
on the sea bed. The five crew were rescued from the sea by boat. ZH844
together with ZH843 were detached to Plockton Airfield to operate in the
Inner Sound range. They had only recently been delivered to 700M NAS at Culdrose and ZH844 had only about 20 hours total flying time. It was
recovered after approximately two weeks submerged and the small pieces of
wreckage were transported to Yeovilton for investigation |
27/10/2000 |
XZ111 |
GO |
Jaguar
GR1A |
54
Sqn |
Crashed
five miles north-east of Dumfries, on open hillside between the town and
Lockerbie after the pilot ejected following a bird strike. The aircraft
was flying with another Jaguar which circled the crash site until a rescue
helicopter arrived to pick up the pilot who was not seriously injured |
16/11/2000 |
ZD992 |
VL-724 |
Harrier
T8 |
899
NAS |
Both
crew ejected during a take off run using the ski ramp at Yeovilton,
Somerset after what appears to have been a catastrophic engine failure.
The aircraft crashed in flames onto the airfield suffering severe damage
to the cockpit section and starboard wing area. Both crew were injured and
needed hospital treatment. The wreckage was moved into the accident
investigation hangar at Yeovilton. It was not repaired and went into store
at St. Athan |