ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55514
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1997 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD462 |
| MSN: | P52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Invincible, 60 miles off Cagliari, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Invincible |
| HMS Invincible | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Harrier GR7, one of seven from 1 Squadron which deployed to HMS Invincible. It ditched in the sea last night (Tuesday) while attempting to touch down on the carrier HMS Invincible.
The aircraft was unable to maintain the hover due to an under performing engine while alongside the ship in the Mediterranean off Sardinia. It overshot the ship into the pitch black, lost all power and struck the water. It remained afloat and the pilot was able to quickly abandon the cockpit and was soon picked up by a Sea King.
Divers were able to fit floatation bags under the aircraft to keep it afloat long enough for a crane to lift it back onto the deck of Invincible. Damage was restricted to sea water contamination and it was transported to St. Athan for repair assessment. Deemed to damaged beyond repair it was allocated to 1 SoTT at Cosford for ground instructional training.Currently on the site of the site of the Dyson factory ain Malmesbury,Wiltshire.
Sources:
www.scramble.nl (Scramble 293)
http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/raf_harrier_recovered_after_ditching/315.html
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19971125_zd462.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2009 23:13 | Anon. | Updated |
| 29-Mar-2009 23:15 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Aug-2011 20:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2016 19:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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