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Old 21st September 2007 | 18:10
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Germstone
 
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Typhoon incident Blackpool

so to set the scene few aircraft arriving Blackpool for this weekends southport airshow.

one arrival a typhoon does a slow entry into Blackpools overhaed and heads off over towards warton then does a fairly high speed run and break into the circuit...nothing untoward yet.

After touchdown on the main runway the typhoon then does a touch and go lifts off then disssapears out of my sight when he reappears again it is just outside the airfield boundary he is at around 100 feet agl very nose high attitude with the brake chute streamed and fully inflated the chute then gets jettisoned i can only assume either into the sea or onto the beach a quite high engine noise is noted and after an initial dip the aircraft starts to climb.

Airfield fire siren sounds and 2 appliances trundle out aircarft makes a few passes then an unevetfull landing takes place.

anyone any idea what may have caused this?
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