First time I have heard of this accident, any confirmation of the incident?
Vandals Destroy Rare Aircraft In UK
It had already suffered damage from a forced landing last Saturday, but was sitting harmlessly in a field (with its pilots in a local hospital) when vandals smashed the canopy and cockpit instruments and set fire to both wings. The Pilatus P2 was one of only two in the UK, and following the attack it appears unlikely it will ever fly again. “It just shows that there are a lot of morons in the world who have no respect for anything,” Patrick Bryan, radio operator at Spanhoe Airfield (the aircraft’s intended destination), told a local newspaper. The aircraft’s pilot is believed to have owned the aircraft for just ten days prior to suffering the in-flight engine failure that led to the off-airport crash landing. The aircraft’s landing gear collapsed as it came down in a wheat field and its propeller impacted the ground, but the Pilatus had come to rest on its belly and largely intact. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is seeking a report from the pilot who along with one passenger suffered only minor injuries.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1138-full.html#198062
By: JonL - 10th June 2008 at 07:12
Send the parents the repair bill?
By: fw190uk - 9th June 2008 at 19:11
The problem is the teenages have nothing to do.
Only joking that`s all that`s gets said when vandels attack things.Find out who they are and instead of asbo`s send the parents to prison,they`ll soon put the kids in check then.
By: David Burke - 9th June 2008 at 19:09
The aircraft was vandalised over the saturday night / sunday morning period.
There was no intention on the side of the owner for the machine to be unattended during that period. Due to not being physically able to be with the machine he could not verify that security for the aircraft was in place.
The aircraft itself was moved on Monday . Insurance companies do not own their vehicles to recover aircraft -they assist in finding owners companies to carry out the work for the owner.The relevance of a low loader is vague as a P-2 has a single piece wing and can be moved on any lorry which is long enough to accomodate it.
The aircraft was dismantled under the supervison of an aircraft maintainance company and is now stored.
Regards the AAIB – they do not attend every incident and where the cause is reasonably straighforward often rely on an owner’s report if it’s likely to have little implication to anyone else.
By: Binbrook 01 - 9th June 2008 at 17:39
I live within the flightpath and circuit at Waddington and on the day of the accident (well around Lincoln) the weather was clear and sunny all day, although I never saw it arrive. I suspect the BBC filmed in on the Sunday, as the weather wasn’t that good by then.
Some locals on another Aviation forum said it had been moved by the end of Sunday, or possibly by mid afternoon, The Look North footage has smashed windscreen and instruments but the wings looked ok??
Either way its further proof this country has gone to the dogs, And I suspect they won’t get a slap from the inconsiderate parents as the PC H&S mobs will ave em for that….
Tim
By: trumper - 9th June 2008 at 15:19
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7431843.stm the link posted does’nt say anything about vandals and the aircraft looks to be pretty battered,glass canopy and instruments broken [was the report filmed after the vandals or before?].
Surely if the emergency services were called in to help the injured and i presume the fire brigade to ensure no fuel fire risk then why did nobody sling a tarpaulin over the plane and get someone to stay with it until some security could be arranged.
I can’t imagine a WW11 warbird being left alone.:eek:
By: Junk Collector - 9th June 2008 at 13:57
why was it left for so long? usually after an accident the airplane is made safe and recovered to an airport for analysis isnt it??
It seems ludicrous it was left unattended, on the BBC report it looks like the instruments had already been vandalised.
Surely the fault of the insurance company who should have recovered it
By: Jonnie Johnston - 9th June 2008 at 13:55
Seems a bit odd that no-one was there to look after the P2?
I mean usually they have a low loader to get it back to a secured area.
Lets hope the damage is minimal and the old girl is back in the air soon.
By: Peter - 9th June 2008 at 13:46
why was it left for so long? usually after an accident the airplane is made safe and recovered to an airport for analysis isnt it??
By: DazDaMan - 9th June 2008 at 13:03
I thought I saw something about the Pilatus on the Duxford updates website either yesterday or Saturday. Is it G-BLKZ? I presume the other P2 mentioned in that report would be G-CJCI?
Bloody shame that some morons had the gall to do more damage to it.
By: Nashio966 - 9th June 2008 at 10:14
disgusting, what is this country coming to? 😡
By: Rob68 - 9th June 2008 at 09:23
Also see http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Pilatus_destroyed_spanhoe_198062-1.html
has any one else noticed how much smashed glass there is in the video on the previous link?
and also see http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2169474566_dc15c4e303.jpg?v=0
By: Rob68 - 9th June 2008 at 09:17
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