ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137995
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 (R) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZH655 |
| MSN: | TX003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The configuration of the aircraft coupled with the low fuel state and empty water tanks resulted in the centre of gravity being further forward than normal. During a conventional landing at Wittering, Cambridgeshire and at 80 ft the nose pitched down. This was corrected by the instructor but it reoccurred when at 40 ft.
With insufficient height to recover the aircraft struck the runway hard. The undercarriage was torn off and the aircraft slid for half a mile down the runway on its nose. The crew escaped unhurt, but only one was later named: instructor pilot (back-seater) Flt. Lt. J. Herod.
Airframe stored at RAF Wittering, and later RAF Cottesmore, as a "spares hulk". Finally struck off charge 16/05/2005.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19950726_zh655.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1995 | ZH655 | 20 (R) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2011 00:46 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2017 14:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
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