ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55524
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| Date: | Thursday 14 May 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 233 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XZ990 |
| MSN: | 712213 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost power while in the hover at 100 ft over the airfield at Wittering, Cambridgeshire and descended rapidly until it struck the ground heavily. The pilot did not eject and the aircraft was soon engulfed in flames.
The fire crews doused the cockpit area to free the unconscious pilot. They were commended for their bravery and dedication which saved the pilots life. Crash caused by fatigue failure of the first stage low pressure compressor blade due to foreign object damage on an earlier occasion
There was a post script to this incident, some years later, on 20 July 1998:
"AIRMAN DEFIES DOCTORS TO FLY AGAIN:
A FIGHTER pilot crippled for life when the engine of his Harrier jet exploded won £1.5 million damages yesterday.
Timothy Ellison, 38, was hovering 100ft above the ground when the plane crashed on to the runway at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, breaking his back in five places.
His injuries left him a paraplegic, but he later confounded doctors who said he would never fly again by taking to the air as a commercial pilot.
Mr Ellison, sued the Ministry of Defence, claiming the Harrier had not been properly maintained before the accident in May 1992."
The cockpit section was reported to be with 1220 ATC Squadron, March, Cambridgeshire during the mid-1990s
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19920514_xz990.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20111206134315/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Harrier.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-110676158.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2011 12:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2012 15:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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