ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56504
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XP507 |
| MSN: | FL522 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Anglesey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey |
Aircraft crashed just short of the threshold of runway 01 landing at RAF Valley whilst landing with hydraulics switched off and controls in "manual". Both crew (Flt. Lt. Bill Edwie Carrad Forse and Plt. Off. Peter William Stewart) were killed. It required an enormous pull on the elevators to successfully "round out" in manual. The only simulator was a spring loaded control column mounted on a plank of wood in the ground school if I remember correctly after all these years! I also think that landing using "manual" controls was banned after this accident.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat#Accidents_and_incidents
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
4. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515862/details/HAWKER+SIDDELEY+GNAT+T.1+XP507/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 12:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2011 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 15:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2013 05:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2023 17:01 | mishkabear | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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