Incident Panavia Tornado GR1 ZD789,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55411
 
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Date:Friday 23 February 1996
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1
Owner/operator:9 Sqn RAF
Registration: ZD789
MSN: BS132/3180
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Brüggen, Elmpt‎, ‎North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Made an emergency landing a with the rear of the aircraft on fire after an uncontained Cross Drive Clutch (CDC) failure. The aircraft took the arrestor cable and the crew vacated on the runway. The generator gear box had run dry and started the fire which spread to the first stage fuel inlet pipe. The aircraft suffered extensive damage and after repair assessment at St. Athan was stored at Shawbury until scrapped during April 2002

Sources:

Scramble 203
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1996.htm
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmpubacc/300/9030309.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2011 14:01 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2011 22:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative]
06-Jul-2011 00:13 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Source]
06-Apr-2013 18:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
26-Jun-2016 17:53 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2024 18:15 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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