Incident at Cranwell earlier?

[Gary]

Earlier today Cranwell went black for a time, a few aircraft diverted by the sound of it. Anyone have more info? A King Air just called Camel Ops asking if it was ok to recover. The airfield appears to be reopen now though.

The Waddo-area-spotters email group have said it may have involved a Grob Tutor

ATIS giving
Crash Cat 2A

[oswinclose]

Just back from Waddo, Mention made of Cranwell CRASHCAT being unavailable hence the diversion to Waddo for their training aircraft. What is the CRASHCAT?

[Thor]

Just back from Waddo, Mention made of Cranwell CRASHCAT being unavailable hence the diversion to Waddo for their training aircraft. What is the CRASHCAT?

Crashcat is the crash cover category - this is dependent on how many emergency vehicles are available. Different aircraft require different levels of cover. The level available limits which aircraft a station can accept. Cranwell's was reduced this morning due to some dealing with the incident.

[johnwayne]

Crashcat likely to be 'Crash Category' in full , usually followed by a number. The higher the number the higher the capacity of the crash services available . e.g.Different aircraft types require differing minimum levels of crash cover - so if you're in a big'un that requires say Cat 5 and only Cat 3's available you can't legally land at that airfield at that time - so you either divert to where cat 5's available or maybe hold until the Cat you require becomes available again. Hope that helps.

[oswinclose]

Many thanks for positive and quick responses, have a superb day both of you.

John Jackson

[Gary]

Cranwell now NOTAMED closed until 08.15l tomorrow morning

[flyingslug_0]

Any news as to whats happened? Hope no one got hurt

[Gordyflyer]

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[Thor]

http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/l ... -1-4194426

Got to love the description of the aircraft: "a little white grub"... Grub/Grob - not much difference, both are a phase before proper flying things

[Firefighter]

Apparently it is the propeller again. just like the Boscombe Down incident!

[BP2324]

Was at Middle Wallop this morning, when a Tutor was called back just before departure. I wondered what had happened (General call for all to RTB)
No Tutors at Boscombe Down either. To be expected of course.

[flyingslug_0]

Drove past there on Friday (day after the incident) You can clearly see the shattered prop! The official statement given was "all Tutors are grounded until a full investigation is complete"
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001 by Craig Sluman, on Flickr
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001a by Craig Sluman, on Flickr
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003 by Craig Sluman, on Flickr

I wouldn't normally post "crashed" aircraft, but as there was no injury and no damage to property I've decided to post.

[Mike]

Great shots Craig, nice to see Goose there - 2nd from the right in your last photo.

[Uncle Fester]

goose looks like the local farmer - get orfff my laaand !!!!

[Mike]

goose looks like the local farmer - get orfff my laaand !!!!

[Jabba]

It looks like a perfectly executed forced landing, well done that man.

[onemac]

It looks like a perfectly executed forced landing, well done that man.

It was indeed - 45 seconds from start to finish. Pilot and passenger fine.

Al

[GOOSE]

Great shots Craig, nice to see Goose there - 2nd from the right in your last photo.