Date:	Tuesday 7 September 1948
Time:	day
Type:	Miles Martinet TT.1
Owner/operator:	RAF Acklington APS (Armament Practice Station)
Registration:	NR569
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Acklington, Amble, Northumberland, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Acklington, Amble, Northumberland
Destination airport:	RAF Acklington, Amble, Northumberland

Narrative:
Miles Martinet TT. Mk.1 NR569, Armament Practice Station, RAF Acklington: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7-9-48 in an incident at RAF Acklington, Amble, Northumberland

The pilot failed to make certain that the aircraft's undercarriage was fully locked down on approach, prior to landing.

On touchdown at RAF Acklington, the undercarriage collapsed, the Martinet slid along the runway on its belly, causing severe damage to the aircraft's underside. Once the aircraft had come to a halt, the pilot climbed out unharmed, but the Martinet was written off as FACE (Flying Accident Cat. E)

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.426
3. Armament Practice Station RAF Acklington ORB for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1296: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101006
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Acklington#Postwar_use

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Apr-2023 13:35	Dr. John Smith	Added