ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55407
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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1999 |
| Time: | 11:33 UTC |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment RAF |
| Registration: | ZA330 |
| MSN: | BT007/3012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mattersey, Bassettlaw, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, Leicestershire (EGXJ) |
| RAF Cottesmore, Leicestershire (EGXJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Destroyed 21-1-1999 in a Mid-air collision between Cessna G-BPZX and RAF Tornado ZA330. The Tornado collided with the Cessna from behind at 500 feet near Mattersey, Bassettlaw, Nottinghamshire. The Cessna had two occupants on board and was photographing properties in the area. The Tornado was outbound from RAF Cottesmore with an Italian pilot and an RAF instructor on board. All four occupants were killed when the aircraft collided although one seat was ejected from the Tornado but this was as a result of the collision and was not initiated by the crew.
A contemporary BBC report (see link #5) named the four fatalities as "James Robinson and his passenger, Richard Bowskill, were killed in the crash, along with two men in the Tornado, instructor Flight Lieutenant Greg Hurst, 35, and student pilot Matteo Di Carlo, 25, of the Italian Air Force". The Mod Board of Inquiry, along with the AAIB report, note that G-BPZX crashed very close to the point of collision impact, 300 yards west of the village of Mattersey, Nottinghamshire (at approximate Coordinates: 53°24′N 0°58′W) but that such was the speed and force of the collision, that the Tornado carried on in flight for a further 3 km, and came down near Everton, Nottinghamshire (approximately 11 miles from Doncaster, South Yorkshire).
Although one seat was ejected from the Tornado but this was as a result of the collision and was not initiated by the crew. This was the last conversion course before the closure of the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f644e5274a1317000601/3-2000__ZA_330__G-BPZX.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BPZX
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19990121_za330.pdf
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/four-killed-as-raf-jet-hits-plane-1075366.html
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/720255.stm
6. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/jan/22/martinwainwright1
7. http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/media/newarkandsherwood/imagesandfiles/tourism/tourismpdfs/newarktourismpdfs/Aviation%20Memorials.pdf (this crash is memorial #23)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 06:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2013 01:24 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2016 15:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2016 16:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2016 16:24 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Feb-2020 17:36 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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