Sea Vixen incident at Bournemouth today
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Sea Vixen incident at Bournemouth today
Bournemouth Echo reporting Sea Vixen blocking runway at Hurn, pic shows a/c substantially ok but with one u/c leg apparrently collapsed, no word on crew as yet .
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BBC News - Bournemouth Airport shut as Sea Vixen jet wheel collapses
" Bournemouth Airport has been closed after a plane's nose wheel collapsed on landing.
The aircraft, believed to be a vintage De Havilland Sea Vixen jet, blocked the runway after landing at 16:10 BST.
Eyewitness Simon Birt said he could see the plane "sitting on the intersection of the taxiways surrounded by emergency vehicles".
The pilot on board was not injured. No commercial flights at the airport were scheduled before 22:00 BST."
" Bournemouth Airport has been closed after a plane's nose wheel collapsed on landing.
The aircraft, believed to be a vintage De Havilland Sea Vixen jet, blocked the runway after landing at 16:10 BST.
Eyewitness Simon Birt said he could see the plane "sitting on the intersection of the taxiways surrounded by emergency vehicles".
The pilot on board was not injured. No commercial flights at the airport were scheduled before 22:00 BST."
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The picture in the article shows the port u/c leg to be at an unusual angle, too.
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)
Hope all are uninjured and that the old bird is recoverable. It is certainly worth seeing again.
Inadvertant selection? (pure speculation btw)
Hope all are uninjured and that the old bird is recoverable. It is certainly worth seeing again.
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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)
Inadvertant selection? (pure speculation btw)
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.
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.
Well, the Vampire had the flap lever and the undercarriage lever on the same spindle almost out of sight and down to the left side of the left seat when properly strapped in. An ergonomic nightmare and fraught with possible disaster. I almost pulled the wheels up after landing at Valley one day by mistake but fortunately, my instructor was hanging on to his gear lever like grim death!
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I was watching her at Yeovilton yesterday afternoon, beautiful sight and sound Let's hope she's back in the air soon and the crew are well.
I would have thought that the 50' flyby to enable a visual inspection by ATC would have ruled out "inadvertant selection". One assumes the pilot knew he had a problem or why the flyby?
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Oops, an unfortunate instance of cognitive error and the holes in the cheese lining up. A non functioning safety device and a simple pilot error. Hopefully the aircraft can be, or has been, put to rights and the pilot has got over the embarrassment.
I'll bet he hopped slowly away from the scene. Whilst kicking his own backside with the other foot.
I'll bet he hopped slowly away from the scene. Whilst kicking his own backside with the other foot.