▁re - insert ed ▁incorrectly ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁appear ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁safe ▁position , ▁especially ▁if ▁viewed ▁vert ically ▁from ▁above , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁normal ▁st ance ▁when ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁e jection ▁seat ▁for ▁both ▁air cre w ▁and ▁ground cre w , ▁but ▁actually ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁unsafe ▁position . ▁As ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁between ▁ 4 ▁November ▁and ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁was ▁unsafe ▁for ▁four ▁days . ▁It ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁stra ps ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁sortie ▁had ▁pulled ▁the ▁SF H ▁loose . ▁ ▁In quest ▁A ▁pre - in quest ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁where ▁the ▁coron er ▁heard ▁that ▁Fl ight ▁Lieutenant ▁K irst y ▁Stewart , ▁a ▁fellow ▁pilot ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁Ar rows , ▁had ▁a ▁related ▁incident ▁at ▁R AF ▁Valley ▁where ▁her ▁seat ▁stra ps ▁had ▁gone ▁throughout ▁the ▁e jection ▁handle ▁and ▁dis l od ged ▁the ▁SF H , ▁putting ▁her ▁at ▁risk . ▁The ▁in quest ▁was ▁heard ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁C athedral ▁Centre ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁Lincoln shire ▁Police ▁conduct ing ▁their ▁own ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁in ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁passing ▁the ▁case ▁file ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁Pro sec ution ▁service ▁( CP S ) ▁who ▁decided ▁that ▁no - one ▁would ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁evidence ▁to ▁suggest ▁anyone