ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2006 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33 Silver Star Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Golden Apple Operations Ltd |
| Registration: | G-TBRD |
| MSN: | 261 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Nene 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Duxford Airfield, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Duxford, Cambridgeshire (EGSU) |
| Jersey Airport, Jersey, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was the lead of a pair of ex-military jet aircraft which were carrying out a stream takeoff. After it rotated, G-TBRD adopted a steep nose-up attitude; it remained airborne for approximately 200 metres before stalling and crashing.
The technique used by the pilot during the takeoff produced an excessive nose-up pitch attitude of about 15 degrees shortly after rotation. This differed from the advice given in the T-33 Operating Instructions and Training manuals held by the operator,in which the nose wheel should be lifted just off the ground during the latter stages of the takeoff roll, and that attitude maintained as the aircraft becomes airborne. Following lift off, a typical pitch attitude during the initial climb is 5-6 degrees nose up.
As a result of the excessive rotation, the aircraft did not accelerate as normal and subsequently descended, sufficient for the tail pipe to make brief contact with the surface. As the ground beyond the runway dropped away, the aircraft maintained level flight before stalling and dropping its left wing, then striking the ground. During the ensuing impact the aircraft cartwheeled, broke into three main pieces and caught fire.
Former ARC engineer Kevin "George" Francis was awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal in the New Years Honours List (January 1st 2009) for his bravery in rescuing the pilot of Canadair Silver Star T-33AN 21261/G-TBRD in September 2006 when he was an engineer passenger (flying spanner) in it, as it crashed on departure from Duxford en-route to the Jersey Air Display. (see links #5 and #6)
Following the accident, the operator decided to use only pilots with a military background to operate their remaining F-86 Sabre, and an experienced Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) in the Royal Air Force, who was current on jet aircraft, was appointed as the operator’s QFI. The operator also instigated a stricter regime of supervision for pilots who had been engaged on other flying duties prior to operating the F86.
Registration G-TBRD cancelled by the UK Civil Aviation Authority 9/1/2007 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422edaded915d13740001a9/Lockheed_T-33_Silver_Star_Mk_3__G-TBRD_12-07.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=TBRD
3. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/242630-t-33-prang-duxford-6-9-crew-safe.html
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/5320788.stm
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?87251-Queens-Gallantry-medal-for-G-TBRD-T33-engineer-George-Francis
6. Video of crash and eyewitness report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7814582.stm
7. http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=261994
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2008 05:03 | harro | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 07:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2012 22:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2013 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2014 13:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Dec-2014 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 31-Aug-2016 22:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2020 16:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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