ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55518
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| Date: | Thursday 9 January 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD377 |
| MSN: | P25 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pitched down during take off from RAF Laarbruch, Germany due to a fault in the flap auto sensor system which put the flaps in the fully lowered position. When the pilot rotated the nozzles after the short take off the thrust blew directly onto the flaps. Impossible to correct the pitch, the Pilot ejected and landed on the airfield breaking a leg. Fortunately a cross wind blew him away from the still moving aircraft and it subsequently hit the runway, bounced inverted and the fuel load exploded. A 18 Sqn Puma also station at RAF Laarbruch was quickly launched, picked up the injured pilot who was flown to a nearby hospital.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19970109_zd377.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo001023/text/01023w06.htm
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2013 18:21 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2022 09:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
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