Originally Posted by Rigga
I interpret the picture in post 2 showing that the landing gear has been partially retracted...Nose Gear is virtually up and the Port Leg has moved inboard - can't see the Stbd Leg.
Inadvertant selection? (pure speculation btw)
Not according to this:
Runway closed at Bournemouth Airport after Sea Vixen incident (From Bournemouth Echo)
A PILOT walked away uninjured after the front undercarriage of his historic jet fighter collapsed on landing at Bournemouth Airport.
The Sea Vixen, the only flying example in the world, and a star of the Bournemouth Air Festival, came down around 4pm on Thursday.
An instructor from Bournemouth Flying Club (BFC) said the plane did a 50ft high pass shortly before landing so the control tower could inspect the undercarriage.
Firefighters sprayed the plane with foam and it was removed around 5.40pm.
Bournemouth Airport said the pilot was unhurt and that the next passenger flight, the 11.35pm Ryanair from Fuerteventura, would not be affected,
Dorset Police said the undercarriage collapsed on landing and that the Air Accident Investigations Branch was investigating.