ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55401
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| Date: | Friday 14 October 2005 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE962 |
| MSN: | AS115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Sea, 9 nm E of RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station (ADX/EGQL) |
| Leeming RAF Station (EGXE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft entered an uncontrollable spin while in a steep 'performance climb' shortly after take off from RAF Leuchars, Fife while being ferried to RAF Leeming. The 2 POB (pilot and ground crew passenger) ejected safely at approximately 7,000ft and the aircraft crashed into the North Sea. Both crew received minor injuries and were rescued after 40 minutes in the water by RAF and RN Sea King helicopters. The loss of control as caused by the excessive demands of the analogue command and stability augmentation system (CSAS) after deviations from maintenance procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 318]
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2005.htm
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656903/2017-09430.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2009 10:42 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-Jul-2010 04:41 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 04-Jul-2011 07:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-May-2013 02:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:27 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2016 17:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Nov-2017 23:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2018 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2019 18:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 29-Nov-2021 16:54 | CONDOR68 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2023 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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