'Still no closure' for Shoreham familiespublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Nephew of victim Mark Reeves said there could only be closure after "justice is served".
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'Still no closure' for Shoreham familiespublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Aircraft 'too low' to complete manoeuvrepublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporterA final report into the Shoreham air crash disaster has been released today. Principal inspector Julian Firth says measures to protect the public were not effective.
Quote MessageThe aircraft crashed because at the top of its aerobatic manoeuvre it was too low to complete it"
Julian Firth, Principal inspector
Shoreham pilot suffered 'number of impacts' to headpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Tanya Gupta
Image source, Zak HusseinThe pilot of the jet which crashed at Shoreham received a "number of impacts" to his head, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report has revealed.
Eleven men died at the air show in 2015 when the vintage jet, flown by pilot Andy Hill, flew too low to complete its loop manoeuvre.
Mr Hill, 52, from Hertfordshire, has been the subject of a manslaughter investigation by Sussex Police and interviewed under caution.
Quote MessageHis helmet suffered a number of impacts. They could well be consistent with head injury or memory loss."
Lisa Fitzsimons, Senior inspector engineering
Air crash report: Nephew of victim says: 'We don't have closure' published at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporterThe nephew of Mark Reeves, one of the 11 men who died in the crash, says they still don't have closure after a report concluded pilot errors and ineffective measures to protect the public led to the deaths.
The Hawker Hunter jet crashed on the A27, destroying vehicles and bursting into flames on 22 August 2015.
Air crash report: Survivors tell of sleepless nightspublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Image source, PAWe spoke to people who witnessed the horror of what happened in Shoreham that day - and who in some cases narrowly avoided being killed themselves - on the year anniversary of the disaster.
You can see their stories here .
Air crash report: 'Aircraft did not reach sufficient height'published at 13:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Tanya GuptaMore on the Shoreham air show report.
On publication of the report into the disaster, AAIB principal inspector Julian Firth said: "The aircraft crashed because at the top of its aerobatic manoeuvre it was too low to complete it."
Who were the Shoreham air crash victims?published at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Who were the eleven victims of the Shoreham air crash?
Read MoreAir crash report: Football club's tribute to victimspublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterThe vice-chairman of Worthing United Football Club has been paying tribute to two victims of the Shoreham air crash, after investigators published their final report.
Players Jacob Schilt and Matt Grimstone were on their way to a match when the Hawker Hunter jet hit their vehicle.
Air crash report: Police statementpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Bob Dale
BBC Live reporterQuote MessageWe have been waiting some time for this report and it will take us some time to review. Our progress has been dependent on this final report and as a result of the ruling in the High Court, much of the material contained in it has not been seen by the investigation team until now. We hope to do everything we can to submit a file of material to the CPS in advance of the pre-inquest review on June 20.'
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Rymarz , Sussex Police
Air crash report: 'Pilot can't remember anything'published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Richard Westcott
Transport correspondentAccident investigators interviewed the Shoreham pilot several times but critically, he can’t remember anything about the accident.
They say his flight helmet had dents in so it’s possible he hit his head.
What that means is that, although they know the aircraft was flying too low and too slow, and that the engine wasn’t at full power when it should have been, they can only speculate as to why.
One possible explanation they’ve looked at is whether the pilot got confused with another jet aircraft, called a Jet Provost, that he normally flies.
The height and speed he started the Shoreham manoeuvre would be right for the Jet Provost, because it is smaller and lighter than the Hunter.
Aviation specialists have suggested that he may have got the planes muddled up. But it’s unlikely that we will ever know for sure.
Air crash report: Family statementpublished at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporterThe family of one of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster have released a statement.
Matthew Grimstone, 23, died in the disaster.
Quote MessageApart from anything that the pilot may have got wrong it is very evident the CAA and the Shoreham Air Show organisers have got much to answer for.
Image source, PAQuote MessageRules laid down by the CAA were quite clearly inadequate and those that were there were, in some cases, not fully adhered to by the air show organisers.
Parents of Matthew Grimstone
Air crash report: 'This is a very important day'published at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporterThe MP for East Worthing and Shoreham Tim Loughton says today is a very important day, not just for the families of the victims of the Shoreham air crash but also for the entire community.
Quote MessageIt is important to remember that the safety record of civilian air shows in the UK is an impressive one and this tragedy represents the first loss of civilian life on the ground since the Farnborough air crash back in the 1950s, but the report identifies clear failures in risk assessments and risk controls that should have been operating at Shoreham and for whatever reason were not doing so effectively as they might have done.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageThe report recommends a number of changes to the way that air shows operate in the future to minimise risks yet further. For the sake of the families, we now need to see a swift decision by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service as to whether any legal action is going to take place with a full and transparent explanation of the reasons for that.
Tim Loughton , MP for East Worthing and Shoreham
Air crash report: Risk assessment 'not suitable'published at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Tanya Gupta
BBC NewsA report has been released this afternoon into the 2015 Shoreham air show crash.
The report said the risk assessment "was not suitable and sufficient to manage the risks to the public".
The AAIB also found the severity of the outcome was due to "an absence of provisions to mitigate the effects of an aircraft crashing in an area outside the control of the organisers of the flying display".
Image source, PAAir crash report: 'Series of failings'published at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Tanya Gupta
BBC NewsI've been reading the report into the Shoreham air show crash with claimed the lives of 11 people in August 2015.
Image source, PAPart of the report reads:
"Investigators have found pilot errors and insufficient risk assessment led to the air crash."
"A final report by the AAIB has also listed a series of failings that led to the disaster in which 11 men died."
Air crash report: Organisers 'have got much to answer for'published at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
BreakingThe relatives of one of the victims of the Shoreham air disaster say the Civil Aviation Authority and the air show organisers "have got much to answer for".
Image source, Brighton and Hove Albion FCThe parents of victim Matthew Grimstone, 23, have been speaking after a final report into the crash was published today.
Eleven people were killed on August 22, 2015.
Air crash report: Statement from organiserspublished at 12:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Claire Cottingham
BBC Live reporterQuote MessageFollowing the publication of the final AAIB report into the Shoreham Airshow crash, the thoughts and sympathies of everyone associated with the Airshow are with the families of the victims on what will understandably be an emotional day.
Quote MessageThe report clearly confirms that a series of errors by an experienced and fully authorised pilot were the cause of the tragic crash on 22 August 2015.
Quote MessageThe Shoreham Airshow has been an important part of the local community for 26 years, raising over £2m for charity. The organisers always worked hard to ensure the event was both safe and successful. Our main aim in 2015 was to do just that, but there are findings in the report that will require further analysis and reflection.
Quote MessageThe report also contains important recommendations for the CAA, as well as the wider airshow industry, and these must be noted carefully. Any recommendations made by the AAIB that are aimed at improving the safety of air displays can only be welcomed.
Quote MessageThe organisers of the Airshow will continue to participate in the ongoing inquest as an interested party.
RAFA, organisers of the Shoreham Airshow , Spokesman
Air crash report: The victimspublished at 12:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Image source, BBC/Sussex Police/FacebookImage caption, (Top row, left to right) Matt Jones, Matthew Grimstone, Jacob Schilt, Maurice Abrahams, Richard Smith. (Bottom row, left to right) Mark Reeves, Tony Brightwell, Mark Tussler, Daniele Polito, Dylan Archer, Graham Mallinson
- Matt Jones, 24 - a personal trainer
- Daniele Polito, 23 - he was travelling in the same car as Mr Jones
- Matthew Grimstone, 23 - a Worthing United footballer who worked as a groundsman at Brighton & Hove Albion
- Jacob Schilt, 23 - a Worthing United player travelling to a match with Mr Grimstone
- Maurice Abrahams, 76 - a chauffeur on his way to pick up a bride on her wedding day
- Richard Smith, 26, and Dylan Archer, 42 - friends who were going for a bike ride on the South Downs
- Mark Reeves, 53 - he had taken his motorcycle to the perimeter of Shoreham Airport to take photos of the planes
- Tony Brightwell, 53 - an aircraft enthusiast who had learned to fly at Shoreham airfield
- Mark Trussler, 54 - thought to have been riding his motorcycle on the A27
- Graham Mallinson, 72 - a keen photographer and retired engineer
'Pilot errors' led to Shoreham air crashpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Breaking
Sue Nicholson
BBC News
Image source, PAPilot errors and ineffective measures to protect the public led to a vintage jet crashing on to a dual carriageway and killing 11 men during the Shoreham air show, investigators have concluded.
In its final report, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch listed a series of failings that led to the disaster.
The Hawker Hunter jet crashed on the A27, destroying vehicles and bursting into flames on 22 August 2015.
A further 13 people, including the pilot Andy Hill, sustained injuries.
Image source, BBC/Sussex Police/FacebookImage caption, (Top row, left to right) Matt Jones, Matthew Grimstone, Jacob Schilt, Maurice Abrahams, Richard Smith. (Bottom row, left to right) Mark Reeves, Tony Brightwell, Mark Tussler, Daniele Polito, Dylan Archer, Graham Mallinson
Mr Hill, 52, from Hertfordshire, was investigated by Sussex Police for manslaughter and interviewed under caution.
Speaking today, AAIB principal inspector Julian Firth said: "The aircraft crashed because at the top of its aerobatic manoeuvre it was too low to complete it."
The report said the pilot carried out the manoeuvre at less than maximum thrust, and it would have been possible to abort it safely at the apex of the loop but he had not been trained in the escape manoeuvre which might have got him out of trouble.
The AAIB also found the severity of the outcome was due to "an absence of provisions to mitigate the effects of an aircraft crashing in an area outside the control of the organisers of the flying display".
The report said the risk assessment "was not suitable and sufficient to manage the risks to the public", and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) did not require to see or approve risk assessments before issuing permission to hold a flying display.
The report makes a series of safety recommendations including that in future airshow organisers must conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessments, and a pilot must tell organisers what manoeuvres it will carry out and where.
Image caption, Tributes were left to people who died in the Shoreham air crash
The AAIB also recommends that pilots should be trained in escape manoeuvres, and that displaying aircraft are separated from the public by a sufficient distance to minimise risk of injury to the public.
Both the AAIB and Civil Aviation Authority have already published a series of interim reports looking at the findings from the crash scene and implications for air displays around the UK.
An AAIB report in September 2015 found the jet showed "no abnormal indications" during its flight.
But a further report in December said the aircraft had expired ejector seat parts and an out-of-date technical manual.
In March last year, the AAIB said organisers of the Shoreham air show were unaware of the pilot's display plans.
Safety measures at all UK civil air shows were enhanced following the disaster - the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it had reviewed every aspect of air display safety.
The AAIB made 21 safety recommendations which were all accepted by CAA this year.
Blow to dreams of second Brighton mainlinepublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Image source, Gatwick ExpressHopes of a new mainline from Brighton to London have been dealt a massive blow after a government report said there was a "poor transport case" for the idea.
Campaigners had hoped to reopen the line between Uckfield and Lewes.
However, a report commissioned in the July 2015 budget has said the best way to tackle congestion on the current mainline is to make improvements around Croydon.
Analysis: Ben Weisz, BBC Sussex Political reporter
“ The report was finished last April, but has only just been published.
"It says rising demand can be met by de-cluttering the existing Brighton Mainline at Croydon, and that the case for other projects, like BML2, is poor.
"Rail Minister Paul Maynard says he accepts these findings - but has said that campaigners might still be able to persuade the Government to allow a second mainline - if funded privately.”
#ICYMI: Children's luxury hospital drivepublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2017
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterPatients will be able to drive through the paediatric unit's corridors past mock traffic signs.