ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69803
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S2B |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV160 |
| MSN: | B3-01-66 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Capo Fresca AWR, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu Air Base (DCI/LIED) |
| Decimomannu Air Base (DCI/LIED) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, engaged in bombing practice at the Capo Fresca range. The aircraft was completing a strike toss attack. Weapon release is automatic during 550kt run with a 4g pullup. The pilot follows the indications on the aircraft Strike Sight weapons aiming display. During the climb, the aircraft Stall Warning System activated, and shortly afterwards, the aircraft rolled sharply to starboard, then to port and entered a flat spin. Both aircrew members ejected (pilot first, then the navigator), and the aircraft crashed into cliffs short of the target area.
It was established that no structural failure occurred but, since parts of the aircraft could not be recovered, this was not confirmed. The Board of Inquiry concluded that the post release egress was too steep, resulting in a greater than anticipated loss of airspeed and a correspondingly higher than anticipated Angle of Attack (AoA). Since the margin for error for this type of weapon delivery mode is small, the Board of Inquiry also concluded that the pilot, on hearing the Stall Warning, overcompensated for the impending stall, precipitating the resulting autorotation and loss of control. Given that the aircraft had attained insufficient altitude to regain controlled flight, the aircrew had no other option than to exit the aircraft.
As a result of this accident, the recovery profile for an ADSL weapons delivery was revised.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19820920_xv160.pdf
2. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XV160_files/0_S2_XV160.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
Media:
Buccaneer S.2B XV160 of 16 Sqn RAF at Laarbruch in 1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2009 23:54 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Jun-2013 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2022 14:11 | vasco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2022 14:34 | vasco | Updated [Narrative] |
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