Typhoon mishap?
 

Just got this posted on the website

Any more info?

I heard that on approach the nose gear didn't extend but main mounts did. Approach was aborted some manoeuvres were tried to get the nose wheel to extend but were unsucessful. Aircraft landed, using just aerodynamic braking, came to a stop on main mounts and nose. The pilot vacated normally.

Typhoon mishap
 

That'll be a warranty job then? :rolleyes:

The pilot vacated normally

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Yes, I think that i would have done the same thing in his position. Is that why it's called an ejector seat?

:D I believe he climbed over the side, or that is what seemed to have been implied from the info. I received but probably didn't infer that well enough :D

Photos on the "UKAR Message board". Not that I'm a closet spotter, you understand, purely professional interest.:(

http://www.ukar.co.uk/board/ikonboar...;t=10742;&#top
Lucky it wasn't the main gear that failed to extend otherwise it would have been a 'throw it away and get a new tie situation'!

That well known song comes to mind

"3 wheels on my wagon.......I,ll just keep rolling along"

"2 wheels on my wagon.......OOOOOPPPPSS"

Glad to see all OK though,

Ground the fleet was heard I gather really quick

BT

<< I believe he climbed over the side, >>

Eventually.

Guess he was waiting for the steps but they were too tall.:}

Typhoon
 

Have a picture from the 'net, if we feel it's appropriate.
I would not like to feed the tabloids more drama and speculation for their fires...
Bear 555

Bear 555,

The Mods have already removed some previously posted. However, the SUN posted an article today albeit without any pictures, so it's in the public domain now.

24bit

Still a pic on this thread

Similiar way to how the Aussies lost a mirage way back when.

Coningsby Typhoon Mishap
 

Those pics indicate some pretty substantial damage to the nose area - buzz is it will never fly again, but on the good side, it will go a little way towards easing the critical spares support problems.
The question you have to ask yourself is 'why take the approach cable?'
That was bound to bring the nose down very firmly, when a simple drag 'chute retard with the nose being lowered very carefully may have resulted in much less damage (including damage to the runway!) Like we always did in the old days, Brian!
Anybody know why the staish didn't land first and so save the cost of a diversion to Marham and a trip home by road?

He never took the cable, the runway was sanatised before landing, he used his chute to slow down and the landing was carried out very smoothly. Job well done.

From the "other" thread:
Jackonicko banned?? Surely not!

RIDIM

Pardon ignorance but does this mean cable down or derigged or a FOD Plod? Out of ATC for 10 years now so waaay behind the times!

It means the cables were removed from the runway. If the nose had come down before the cablethere are several areas it could snag on the aircraft, causing rather unpredictable things to occur.

Many thanks RIDIM - sound like it's more than a halfcrown spray job though!!

Jackonicko your mail box is full again. If you don't read 'em your sources will dry up!

"It'll polish out, Chiefie!"

bloody hell that was confusing going to that other forum.

I got lost for a little while there. Couldn't tell which was which :8

Anyone got a piccy that works?

From the UKAR thread...

http://www.ukar.co.uk/board/ikonboar...;t=10742;st=20

Dont see what all the fuss is over on Key.

The 'fuss' over on Key is down to couple of guys, Fonk and NungesserC are the main culprits, trolls of the very worst kind thay are. One of them used to post here under the name Gegene(sp?), you only need to check his posts to see what I mean.

Regards, RP

More to the point there's a working Groves 422 Crane lifting it! Wretched crane can only lift 20 tonnes really close in. Bring back the Coles 315M, a mans crane!!

remember the iron fairy?....now thats a name for a crane!

Pontius,

Inbox cleared!

Ref bannings. Some Frenchie referred to the Brits as 'Mr Beans' and harped on about our national inadequacies, and was then upset when I referred to the French as soap-dodging, ugly bird molesting surrender merchants.....

Ah, I see. Most of it had been edited out by the time I looked in...

Both using WWI french aces for handles, too? :yuk:

I do wish Jacko would say what he really means about the French - he's far too nice to them.

You should have mentioned cheese somewhere in there. Always pleases the froggies if you mention cheese.....

Jacko, well said. That Typhoon doesn't look that badly damaged. I know a good panel beater that could take the dents out. Anyone know for sure if its a write off?

Orac,

I didn't want to offend anyone.......

(And I find that disparaging their hairy-pitted, stained toothed womenfolk, and their lack of personal hygiene to be every bit as effective as talking of cheese.....) ;)

Navaleye...

Not sure about the exact details, but one of the major snags with typhoon is the level of composite use in the airframe, not quite as simple as taking a hammer to it;) Most of the structure is load-bearing iirc

Maybe they could fit rubbing strips on the underside of the nose for the remaining fleet? Seems a bid sad to be talking about writing off a £50m piece of kit before its even entered operational service. :confused:

"Maybe they could fit rubbing strips on the underside of the nose for the remaining fleet"

Or strap on a couple of Jackos abrasive mates :)

retard

Having had a quick look around the jet at Coningsby recently, with the radome and radar removed, it certainly doesn't look all that bad at all, and the gingers seem pretty confident that it would be repairable. Certainly looked in a lot better shape than several Tornados I have seen after a wheels up landing.
Although Composite materials hide a lot of damage, and can be in quite a state whilst looking outwardly fine, it seems that the radome, radar assy and canards took most of the hit, all replaceable items

Although perhaps a certain Mr El***t won't be too happy to have his jet dead for such a long time:p :ok:

Mr E's feelings toward "his" jet aside, I wonder if the Typhoon spares situation has improved somewhat recently? :hmm:

Do we take it that Mr E was at the controls?

Jacko,

Maybe it was just the one with his name on the side????

sw