The pilot, Flight Lt David Stark, suffered non-life threatening injures after ejecting from the plane. He was later discharged from hospital.
He had approximately 2.5 seconds from selecting full power to deciding to eject, during which time the engine was accelerating.
Jonathan-Bayliss was on the Circus team – the small group of highly-trained engineers who travel with the aircraft and provide technical support to the Red Arrows when the aircraft operate away from their home base.
A report was published by the Defence Safety Authority on Thursday, October 10. It ruled out technical failure or system fault as an accident factor. The focus of the Service Inquiry report was on human factor rather than technical matters.
The Service Inquiry Panel (SIP) said in the report that the jet departed from RAF Valley with the intention of simulating an engine failure in a training exercise.
It was then due to fly to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. During the training manoeuvre, the plane stalled and crashed near the runway as it was flying too low to recover.
The inquiry found Flight Lt Stark generally worked from 7.30am until 5.30pm and did not include, “sufficient time for rest”. It was also noted that he was distracted by an air traffic control call asking him to confirm the aircraft’s landing gear was down shortly before the crash.
Stark was described by the panel as an experienced pilot who was familiar with the exercise.
The panel found no specific evidence to indicate that fatigue was directly affecting his overall performance. Although he was not visibly stressed, the panel considered that his fatigue levels may have been influenced by underlying work related stress.
The SIP concluded that fatigue and distraction were a contributory factor that may have influenced Flight Lt Stark’s actions on the day.
In the report it states: “The panel concluded that when considered collectively it was very likely that he was, to a degree, fatigued, distracted during the flight and may have had reduced situational awareness.”
It added that the pressures felt by Red Arrows pilots were “exacerbated by resource constraints” and the “shortfall” in engineering and air safety personnel could lead to a future incident.
25 recommendations have been made by the service inquiry panel in order to enhance safety and prevent recurrence. Of the 25 recommendations, seven have been completed and await review by the Defence Accident Investigation Branch before they may be formally closed. Work continues at a pace on the remainder.
An MOD spokesperson said: “Our thoughts remain with the family, friends and colleagues of Corporal Jonathan Bayliss at this very difficult time.
“We accept the findings of the service inquiry in full and a number of recommendations have already been implemented.”
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Television presenter Stephen Mulhern will be in Lincoln next month for ITV’s ‘In For A Penny’ show and the producers are looking for extras to assist with a returning game.
In For A penny is a British game show based on a segment of the same name from Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
The show returned for a fourth series which began last month with Stephen Mulhern hitting the streets with his pop-up gameshow, where unsuspecting members of the public take on a challenge and compete for a cash prize.
Lifted Entertainment, who produce programmes as part of ITV Studios, are looking for extras with a variety of different hairstyles, normal, bald, colourful, braids, mullets, perms and more, for a paid role. The extras will not be in contention to win any prize money, but will help with the gameplay.
Filming will take place during the morning or afternoon of either June 8, 9 or 10, with the exact date/time being confirmed in the coming weeks.
Anyone interested and available is being urged to send their full name, contact number and location, as well as a clear picture of themselves with their current hairstyle, to [email protected].
We are appealing for witnesses and anyone who may have captured dashcam footage following a serious RTC on the A631 last night.
Officers received reports of a single-vehicle collision just after 7pm on 18 May involving a white Yamaha FZR 600 motorcycle.
A 34-year-old man sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains.
The collision occurred on Gainsborough Road, Bishopbridge and the A631 junction just north of West Rasen was closed before 8pm to allow emergency services to deal with the incident. It was reopened during the early hours of this morning (19 May).
If you witnessed the collision or captured dashcam footage, you can get in touch in one of the following ways below:
By calling 101 quoting incident 421 of 18th May.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 421 of 18th May in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online https://crimestoppers-uk.org/