ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56489
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| Date: | 20-SEP-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T4. |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XP622 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/16894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wymeswold airfield, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Jet Provost's engine flamed out owing to the failure of the High Pressure Pump soon after take-off from RAF Syerston.
The pilot in command attempted a forced landing on the closed Syerston satellite airfield at Wymeswold, but the aircraft stalled in a turn and landed heavily, collapsing the undercarriage
Both occupants of the Jet Provost suffered slight injuries in the accident. The aircraft was struck off charge the sa,e day (20/9/1963) as Cat.5(scrap)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm
3. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xp614-to-xp642/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2011 14:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2011 16:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2013 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:44 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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