21/01/2002 |
XW234 |
|
Puma
HC1 |
230
Sqn |
Dropped
from 50ft and struck the ground while on approach to Ballykelly,
Northern Ireland. Of the four occupants one received back injuries which
required hospital treatment. To Benson for crash investigation and later
transferred to Weston-super-Mare. The aircraft was not repaired and is now
submerged in lake at North Cave, East Yorkshire as a divers plaything |
15/02/2002 |
XX352 |
CP |
Hawk
T1A |
19(R)
Sqn |
Suffered
a bird strike shortly after take off from Valley, Anglesey for the morning
weather reconnaissance flight. The pilot attempted to return to base but
was forced to eject when the engine began to rapidly lose power. The
aircraft struck a field yards from a farm cottage (the occupants were away
on holiday) ran through a dry stone wall, across a road, cleared a six
foot wall before finally coming to rest in a field and bursting into
flames. The pilot suffered back injuries which required hospital treatment |
16/03/2002 |
XW227 |
|
Puma
HC1 |
72
Sqn |
Control
was lost while on final approach to an Army watchtower near the village of Jonesborough, South Armagh, Northern Ireland
close to the border with Eire. The helicopter went into a spin, possibly
after tail rotor failure, and the pilot made an emergency landing on the
slope of the mountain. It rolled onto its side causing the main rotor and
the tail boom to detach. Eight of those on board were taken to hospital
four of which received serious injuries. Two were stuck in the wreckage
for two hours before being cut free |
12/04/2001 |
ZE556 |
WD |
Viking
T1 |
662
VGS |
The
female pilot on her first solo flight dropped a wing on landing at
Arbroath, Angus. The glider flipped over and both wings and the tail
section were ripped. The pilot managed to escape without serious injuries.
Cockpit to No.1359 ATC Sqn, Beeston, Nottinghamshire for ground
instructional use |
17/05/2002 |
ZA599 |
VI |
Tornado
GR4 |
2
Sqn |
Crashed
into the Humber estuary near Brough, East Yorkshire after both crew had
ejected following control difficulties. They were rescued by the
Coastguard and then transported to hospital by Sea King XZ593 |
01/05/2002 |
ZH807 |
711 |
Sea
Harrier F/A2 |
899
NAS |
The
nose wheel jumped the wheel chock on the 899 NAS
flight line at Yeovilton causing the nose
wheel and main undercarriage to collapse inflicting major back in
juries to the pilot. CAT 4 damage but not repaired due to the
impending withdrawal of the fleet. Sold 2005 to GJD Services, Farnborough
Area, Hampshire, the cockpit section is now privately owned at Newport,
Isle of Wight |
12/06/2002 |
XZ256 |
RM-474 |
Lynx
HMA8 |
815
NAS |
While operating off HMS Richmond during a live Sea Skua missile firing sortie on the Virginia Cape range the helicopter suffered a failure of the No1 engine Free Power Turbine which started a fire. Parts from the engine were ingested by No2 engine which also failed. It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. 190 miles off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, USA killing two of the three crew. It sank in 4,000 meters of water but was recovered and transferred to the FSAIC at Yeovilton |
19/07/2002 |
XZ339 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
665
Sqn |
Ditched
into Lough Foyle. 200 meters offshore near Ballykelly, Co Londonderry and
suffered CAT 5 damage. The two crew were slightly injured |
02/08/2002 |
ZD464 |
54 |
Harrier
GR7 |
20(R)
Sqn |
During a display over the sea at Lowestoft, Suffolk, and after completing a rearwards hover, the pilot inadvertently retarded the throttle instead of moving the nozzle lever to ‘hover stop’. On realising that the engine was running down he advanced the throttle but also unwittingly moved the nozzle lever to forward. The aircraft entered a dive and at 64ft the pilot ejected. The cockpit section broke off when the aircraft struck the sea bed. The pilot broke his ankle when he struck the tail fin of the aircraft when he landed |
08/11/2002 |
XW911 |
N911XW |
Gazelle
AH1 |
Private |
Whilst
on a night time flight from Islip, New York, USA to East Hampton, New
York, USA, the aircraft crashed into water killing the pilot |
05/12/2002 |
ZB605 |
720 |
Harrier
T8 |
899
NAS |
Suffered an engine fire during an overshoot at Wittering, Cambridgeshire. The instructor pilot waited for the student to eject before he followed but was tragically killed as the aircraft was only at 40 ft and inverted. The student suffered minor
injuries |