Sea Vixen

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Sea Vixen Does Wheels-Up Emergency Landing at Yeovilton 27 May 2017

"...As soon as she touched the runway the canopy was released and engines were shut down. She slid up the runway very smoothly and under control...." https://theaviationist.com/2017/05/2...ng-at-duxford/

https://theaviationist.com/wp-conten...incident-2.jpg Photo by Mr. Scott Dabinett



Recent Vampire ripping up runway thread had discussion about switches in odd places - Sea Vixen has similar issues with gear handle position but doing 'after landing checks' whilst still on runway? 5 April 2012

"Synopsis "...During the latter stages of the landing roll, whilst completing the after landing checklist, the pilot inadvertently selected the landing gear to up which resulted in the retraction of the nose and left main landing gear....

Analysis The pilot’s recent flying experience had been on the Hawk and Hunter aircraft, where the flap selector was located in a similar position to the landing gear selector of the Sea Vixen. It is therefore considered probable that, when the pilot actioned the ‘After Landing’ checklist, his recent experience resulted in him inadvertently selecting the landing gear switch to up instead of operating the flap selector...." https://assets.publishing.service.go...CVIX_10-12.pdf (0.4Mb)