Tucano crash landing this morning , 8th Jan 2013

[smiler16]

there are more under lying issues todo with the crash but its tight lipped. the airfield is open as normal just no tucanos

[grey]

She was on an air test apparently, the EEC being selected to manual as part of it at around 1500ft, as soon as it was selected to manual the engine flamed out. Unsure as to why the prop wasn't feathered or as to why the gear wasn't lowered.

Hi All,
As a non-technical newbie, and certainly without the insider knowlege of, say, smiler16, just thought I'd chip in with information from our window cleaner (who normally knows everything happening in the world, ever) .

He 'heard' that the crew had been unable to lower the undercarriage and were making low passes to enable those on the ground to get a look, and on the last (which may possibly have also been the first) of these the engine failed, hence the wheels-up landing.

Hope this doesn't sound too simplistic.

best,
graham

[Vulcan7]

She was on an air test apparently, the EEC being selected to manual as part of it at around 1500ft, as soon as it was selected to manual the engine flamed out. Unsure as to why the prop wasn't feathered or as to why the gear wasn't lowered.

Hi All,
As a non-technical newbie, and certainly without the insider knowlege of, say, smiler16, just thought I'd chip in with information from our window cleaner (who normally knows everything happening in the world, ever) .

He 'heard' that the crew had been unable to lower the undercarriage and were making low passes to enable those on the ground to get a look, and on the last (which may possibly have also been the first) of these the engine failed, hence the wheels-up landing.

Hope this doesn't sound too simplistic.

best,
graham

Doesn't sound simplistic at all Graham. I'm pretty sure this wasn't the case however.

[tm74sqn]

For official report on the incident see:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... pt_1_3.pdf
Hope that is of interest.
TM74

[paulh]

For official report on the incident see:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... pt_1_3.pdf
Hope that is of interest.
TM74

Interesting reading - thank you for posting

Paul.

[lindslow]

Edited message - ignore my last one!

[David Thompson]

Dishforth is NOTAM'ed as being closed but Topcliffe is NOTAM'ed for extra flying hours these next two weeks as is Linton , 'night flying' until 21:00 except for an early finish on Fridays !

[lindslow]

Thanks David