ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22554
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2008 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  British Aerospace Hawk T1A |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XX320 |
| MSN: | 312145/163 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shrops |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on delivery from Shawbury to Cranwell, Lincolnshire for induction into the RAF Aerobatic Team (RAFAT / 'Red Arrows') fleet and was on approach to land. The pilot reported three greens to confirm the undercarriage was down and locked. However, it was not down and locked, and the aircraft belly landed when the undercarriage collapsed on landing. XX320 slid across the airfield ripping off the wings and ran into a car park close to the Control Tower.
Both occupants of aircraft ejected, taken to hospital (Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre (QMC)) with suspected spinal injuries.
Aircraft was due to be painted in Red Arrows livery at RAF Cranwell. Aircraft was to replace Hawk T1 XX179.
Sources:
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/7572833.stm
2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054687/Pictured-The-dramatic-scene-Red-Arrows-Hawk-jet-crash-landed-smashed-RAF-base.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/340920-cranwell-hawk-thread.html
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7572833.stm
6. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/scarborough-red-arrows-pilot-failed-to-put-wheels-down-1-1463397
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2008 00:02 | number78 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2008 01:16 | Taildragger | Updated |
| 28-Aug-2008 06:36 | bashful | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2008 10:51 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-Mar-2010 09:08 | MarkStep | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 13:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2012 14:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2014 06:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Dec-2014 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 17:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2019 17:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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