ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55505
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Harrier II GR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZG509 |
| MSN: | P80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) |
| RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During air combat manoeuvres the pilot lost control of the aircraft and the high G forces resulted in all of the pylons being ripped off the port wing, the fuselage being bent and the engine surging. He managed to regain control and landed back at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, with the left hand drop tank missing and a considerable amount of fuel leaking from the aircraft.
ZG509 had temporarily relocated to RAF Coningsby while RIAT was taking place at RAF Cottesmore in July 2001: on the Monday after the airshow it was due to returned to Cottesmore. When the aircraft was brought outside, the APU was tested and ran up unattended. However due to a hot gas leak the APU caught fire causing extensive damage to the airframe.
Airframe to RAF St. Athan for repair 21/08/2001, before moving to RAF Wittering in January 2005, and finally RAF Cottesmore. Due to the decision to withdraw the Harrier from service at the end of 2010, the rebuild was abandoned in 2008 and the aircraft was stripped for spares.
However, ZG509 was later sold off to Everett Aero of Sproughton, Suffolk, & restored to static display standard (photographed as such 8/10/2012)
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl (Scramble 275)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2001.htm
3. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&p=125518
4. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1389707/
5. http://www.wolverhamptonaviationgroup.co.uk/wag_jfh_farewell_15_dec_2010_full.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2011 07:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2013 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2013 02:22 | JINX | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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