Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 03 JUN 1984 |
| Type/Sous-type: | British Aerospace Nimrod MR.2 |
| Compagnie: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Immatriculation: | XV257 |
| Numéro de série: | 8032 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 4 Rolls Royce 250 Spey |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 13 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 13 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Land's End (Royaume Uni) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG), Royaume Uni |
| Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG), Royaume Uni |
The Nimrod aircraft took off on an exercise Search and Rescue (SAR) sortie from its base at RAF St Mawgan. It was carrying in the bomb bay, as part of the SAR equipment, a normal load of 5 inch reconnaissance flares. In accordance with normal practice, the first navigator switched the flare's release units to live shortly after take-off. Some 30 seconds later a cockpit indicator warned the crew of a fire in the bomb bay. The captain immediately instructed the co-pilot to fly the aircraft back to base while he transmitted a MAYDAY call and informed the rest of the crew.
During the return flight ground witnesses saw the Nimrod trailing smoke, with several burning flares, a parachute and other objects falling from the aircraft. The aircraft landed safely. Although the fire services quickly extinguished the intense fire, the aircraft was extensively damaged.
CAUSE: "The accident was caused by a reconnaissance flare becoming detached from its carrier and subsequently igniting in the bomb bay . How it came to be released could not be positively determined." Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» UK Ministry of Defence MAAS 20/85
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station et Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station est de 0 km (0 miles).
La distance entre Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station et Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station est de 0 km (0 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
