ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137197
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk 10 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 (R) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZH655 |
| MSN: | TX003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Seriously damaged (Cat.4) in a very hard landing at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshre, no ejections, both crew safe. Trainee pilot not named, but instructor pilot (back-seater) was Flt. Lt. J. Herod.
The configuration of the aircraft coupled with the low fuel state and empty water tanks resulted in the centre of gravity being further forward than normal. During a conventional "rolling" landing at Wittering, Cambridgeshire, and at 80 ft the nose pitched down. This was corrected by the instructor but it reoccurred when at 40 ft. With insufficient height to recover the aircraft struck the runway hard. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid for half a mile down the runway on its nose. The crew escaped unhurt
Damaged airframe used for ground instruction at Wittering. Transferred to Cottesmore for storage pending disposal. Finally scrapped by GD Metals on 16/5/2005. Nose section to Bentwaters
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206015544/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/accidentsindex.htm]l
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1995 | ZH655 | 20 (R) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2012 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]] |
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