ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55522
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| Date: | Monday 28 June 1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD430 |
| MSN: | P42 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hecklington, 7 miles from Sleaford, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) |
| RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed onto farmland between Hecklington and Burton Pedwardine, seven miles from Sleaford, Lincolnshire after the pilot (Flying Officer Auckland) had ejected at about 3,000 feet and 220 knots, following an unsuccessful attempt to make an emergency landing at RAF Coningsby. (ZD430 was en route from RAF Leeming back to RAF Gutersloh, Germany)
Fuel from a massive leak on the starboard wing leading edge, probably caused by a bird strike, was ignited by the engine
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19930628_zd430.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckington#Windmill
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1990s-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2010 13:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 01:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2016 23:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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