| Date: | Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Vulcan B Mk2 |
| Owner/operator: | XM655 Maintenance and Preservation Society |
| Registration: | XM655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (EGBW), Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Wellesbourne Mountford Airport (EGBW) |
| Wellesbourne Mountford Airport (EGBW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Vulcan B.2 XM655 suffered a runway excursion at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield (EGBW), Warwickshire in preperation for a high speed taxi during a public display scheduled for a few days later. The Avro Vulcan bomber came to rest in mud alongside the B4086 Wellesbourne to Stratford road. There were no reported injuries related to the incident.
In a statement, the XM655 Maintenance and Preservation Society reported:
"After satisfactorily completing low speed steering and braking tests on runway 05/23, the aircraft was taken onto runway 18/36 for a trial high speed run. Due to a malfunction of a piece of equipment in the cockpit, the aircraft remained at full power for approximately two seconds longer than intended. This resulted in excessive speed and less distance in which to stop, and the aircraft passed beyond the end of the runway on to the agricultural area, stopping just before the airfield perimeter. The failed equipment was an air speed indicator which had been tested and found satisfactory six days ago, and which started working normally before the end of the run. The aircraft brakes worked properly but were unable to bring things to a halt within the reduced space available."
1. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/road-closed-after-plane-overshoots-25041952
2. https://xm655.com/
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-62930756
4. https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/when-the-runway-runs-out-9274426/
5. https://ukaviation.news/vulcanised-fast-taxi-cancelled-after-runway-excursion/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan_XM655
7. https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/people/vulcan-bomber-overshoots-runaway-at-wellesbourne-narrowly-missing-the-nearby-road-3846350
8. https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/survivor.php?id=57
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellesbourne_Mountford_Airfield#Wellesbourne_Wartime_Museum
Runway excursion of preserved [non-flyable] Avro Vulcan XM655 during fast taxi run at Wellesbourne, UK pic.twitter.com/QWmXjIchoT
— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) September 16, 2022
INCIDENT: 1964-vintage Avro Vulcan XM655 - one of only three in taxiable condition - overshot Runway 36 at its Wellesbourne Mountford home today during a taxi run. No injuries reported.https://t.co/cHdBGlH0Tmhttps://t.co/jBsgK7eHBhhttps://t.co/qwfCqPPtQP pic.twitter.com/W1FzefiOIj
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) September 16, 2022
Oops. Vulcan bomber at Wellesbourne airfield has just overshot the runway during a hot taxi run. Almost made it to the road. pic.twitter.com/CMoIFSIinp
— Lloyd,not Llyod (@Lloydyy22) September 16, 2022
INCIDENT: 1964-vintage Avro Vulcan XM655 - one of only three in taxiable condition - overshot Runway 36 at its Wellesbourne Mountford home today during a taxi run. No injuries reported.https://t.co/cHdBGlH0Tmhttps://t.co/jBsgK7eHBhhttps://t.co/qwfCqPPtQP pic.twitter.com/W1FzefiOIj
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) September 16, 2022
Part of Stratford Road is closed near Wellesbourne Airfield after a plane came off the runway. Nobody was injured. The road is likely to remain closed until the plane is removed. Please avoid the area if you can. pic.twitter.com/16xth0T05g
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) September 16, 2022
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2022 00:38 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 05:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 05:17 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 08:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 12:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 12:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 12:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 12:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Sep-2022 12:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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