Light aircraft down off Essex coast 3 June 2009
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hadlow
Age: 60
Posts: 597
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Light aircraft down off Essex coast 3 June 2009
Just reported on Meridian News that a light plane en route from Cambridge to Lydd has been reported overdue and a search is taking place off the coast of Essex.
Last edited by Super VC-10; 3rd Jun 2009 at 17:16. Reason: typo in title
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Middle England
Posts: 145
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
BBC also reporting missing aircraft
BBC now reporting a civilian two seater ,Cambridge to Lydd, gone missing at Mouth of Medway river near Sheerness at 1100 BST. RAF Wattisham Sea King apparently has been scrambled.
Fingers crossed he/she/they managed a successful forced landing and we see a happy ending to this thread.
Fingers crossed he/she/they managed a successful forced landing and we see a happy ending to this thread.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Hadlow
Age: 60
Posts: 597
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Posts: 247
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
How strange! How did they know it was "overdue"? Was a flight plan filed? On a flight from Cambridge to Lydd? Surely not. Did a friend raise the alarm?
I can understand an aircraft disappearing in mid-Atlantic. On the Kent coast - no not really? Did it head out to sea and then get into trouble?
Hopefully the pilot decided it was a lovely day and is enjoying a night out in France oblivious to all the fuss back home.
I can understand an aircraft disappearing in mid-Atlantic. On the Kent coast - no not really? Did it head out to sea and then get into trouble?
Hopefully the pilot decided it was a lovely day and is enjoying a night out in France oblivious to all the fuss back home.
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: An ATC centre this side of the moon.
Posts: 1,160
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Dont nee to file a flight plan to be reported overdue!!!!.....maybe they were recieving a "Basic Service" from London Information,they could have passed an eta for Lydd to London fbut maybe contact was lost with the flight and the aircraft never arrived.....?????
From the BBC report:
"They said the plane was last heard from through its GPS navigational equipment at midday, just north of Sheppey. "
Do you think they mean its transponder? Would hardly call that GPS equipment?
"They said the plane was last heard from through its GPS navigational equipment at midday, just north of Sheppey. "
Do you think they mean its transponder? Would hardly call that GPS equipment?
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: suffolk
Posts: 399
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Absolute rubbish! don't know how this happened. The aircraft was on a test flight from Cambridge for a permit renewal which I had just done. It landed safely but not back at Cambridge and at no time was in any trouble,but the pilot didn't let any one know about his change of plan
.I don't know how this all came about. The authorities have been informed.End of panic!
.I don't know how this all came about. The authorities have been informed.End of panic!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: southeast UK
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Notification of arrival and departure
17.—(1) If the commander of an aircraft has caused notice of the intended arrival of the aircraft
at an aerodrome to be given to the air traffic control unit or other authority at that aerodrome, he
shall ensure that the unit or authority is informed as quickly as possible of—
(a) any change of intended destination; and
(b) any estimated delay in arrival of 45 minutes or more.
17.—(1) If the commander of an aircraft has caused notice of the intended arrival of the aircraft
at an aerodrome to be given to the air traffic control unit or other authority at that aerodrome, he
shall ensure that the unit or authority is informed as quickly as possible of—
(a) any change of intended destination; and
(b) any estimated delay in arrival of 45 minutes or more.
Join Date: May 2001
Location: UK
Posts: 4,631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I dont know the circumstances in this instance but if you book out local, but decide to land away without letting the tower know, is there any surprise they might be concerned if you have not shown up within three hours or so of departure.
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Berkshire, UK
Age: 79
Posts: 8,268
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I hope someone has told the authorities that this aircraft is safe. BBC News suggests the alert is still on.
It's completely and utterly beyond my comprehension that a pilot should cause an airfield to be informed of his planned arrival, then change his mind and not warn them - if that really is the case this time. But I've seen it happen more than a few times... resulting in police turn-outs, searching of hangars in the middle of the night, etc.
It's completely and utterly beyond my comprehension that a pilot should cause an airfield to be informed of his planned arrival, then change his mind and not warn them - if that really is the case this time. But I've seen it happen more than a few times... resulting in police turn-outs, searching of hangars in the middle of the night, etc.
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: UK
Age: 62
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
BBC NEWS | England | Missing pilot flew to Switzerland
BBC News are reporting the pilot landed in Switzerland! If that's true it will be hefty bill for the unnecessary SAR!
BBC News are reporting the pilot landed in Switzerland! If that's true it will be hefty bill for the unnecessary SAR!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: london uk
Posts: 373
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hard to believe this one
The obvious question would be how one arrives in Switzerland, a non EU state, without a flight plan after traversing the whole of the Republic of France? I think there may be more to come from this story! Anyone have info on the reg or pilot? A quick nav box tells me its over 450nm cambridge dct lydd dct geneve! Does a Longeze have that sort of range with reserves, wind etc?
The obvious question would be how one arrives in Switzerland, a non EU state, without a flight plan after traversing the whole of the Republic of France? I think there may be more to come from this story! Anyone have info on the reg or pilot? A quick nav box tells me its over 450nm cambridge dct lydd dct geneve! Does a Longeze have that sort of range with reserves, wind etc?
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Daventry
Posts: 349
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Overdue
Molesworth said:
Raises the question if you PPR somewhere ( no flight plan filed),does the intended field start an alerting procedure whether they are A/G,AFIS or APP/RAD/TWR?
MM
How strange! How did they know it was "overdue"? Was a flight plan filed? On a flight from Cambridge to Lydd? Surely not. Did a friend raise the alarm?
MM
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In a dreamworld!
Posts: 68
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Absolute rubbish! don't know how this happened. The aircraft was on a test flight from Cambridge for a permit renewal which I had just done. It landed safely but not back at Cambridge and at no time was in any trouble,but the pilot didn't let any one know about his change of plan
.I don't know how this all came about. The authorities have been informed.End of panic!
.I don't know how this all came about. The authorities have been informed.End of panic!
