ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137224
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| Date: | Monday 27 June 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier T4 |
| Owner/operator: | 899 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XW268 |
| MSN: | 212007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) |
| RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
XW269 suffered a heavy landing at Yeovilton, Somerset. Several tyres burst and it came to rest on the grass with the starboard outrigger collapsed
I have also received a short piece of information from the Community Relations Officer at Yeovilton regarding the crash that ended the flying career of this Harrier. It seems that during an instrument approach the aircraft touched down too early and the main wheels became detatched. Certainly, the aircraft has no obvious damage to the underside other than to the gun pod mounts which probably took the brunt of the impact.
The same guy who was at Yeovilton also seemed to recollect that the reason for the withdrawal of XW268 was that tiny cracks in the structure were caused by the accident that precluded a return to flying for such an old aircraft - XW268 was 24 years old at the time of its accident
Subsequent history: Spares recovery, at RNAS Yeovilton 1995. Struck off charge and sold on to Park Aviation Supply, Faygate, West Sussex (1/97). Acquired by The City of Norwich Aviation Museum 5/08
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?85158-Harrier-XW268-information-wanted
3. http://www.navy-net.co.uk/fleet-air-arm/48011-rnas-harrier-t4-accident-xw268-27-june-94-@-rnas-yeovilton.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
5. http://www.cnam.co.uk/news/index.php?index=2012&item=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2013 03:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-May-2013 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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