unless there was a mechanical problem, prolly a polite way of saying the pilot made a mistake
Posted on 04/24/2018 4:20:41 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
An Air Force F-16C fighter jet crashed on Tuesday at the airport in Lake Havasu, Arizona, while attempting land. The pilot was able to eject and is in good condition, the Air Force said.
"An F-16C assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing diverted and attempted to land at Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, at approximately 10:35 a.m. today during a routine training flight," read a statement from Luke Air Force Base. The base is located 15 miles south of Phoenix.
"During landing the aircraft departed the prepared surface and the pilot ejected from the aircraft," the statement continued. "The pilot is in good condition and is being transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center." "First responders are on site and there is no immediate danger to the public," the statement added.
Earlier, Terrie Has, of the Lake Havasu City Fire Department, had told ABC affiliate KNXV that a military plane had crashed at the airport and that the pilot was ambulatory after ejecting
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Another crash?
What’s that, the fifth one in the past month?
For some reason this reminds me of a statement in a biography of Adolph Galland. He said regarding the Battle of Britain, that all pilots of single engine planes do not like flying over water.
Sounds about right.
...is this the second or third 16 to go down in the last month?
Ping.
2nd I think, but I can’t keep up honestly.
But it doesn’t include this one nor last week’s.
Well wikipedia keeps a log:
April 2018
April 3:
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed in Djibouti shortly after take-off.[312]
A Myanmar F-7 crashed, killing pilot Major Arkar Win.[313]
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 crashed after catching fire while landing, killing one and injuring three.[314]
April 4: A USMC CH-53E Super Stallion crashed near Naval Air Field El Centro, killing all 4 crewmen.[315]
April 5:
A US Air Force Flight Demonstration Team F-16 crashed in Nevada, killing the pilot.[316]
A Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K crashed, both pilots are presumed dead.[317]
April 7: A US Army AH-64 helicopter crashed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, killing both pilots[318]
April 11:
Main article: 2018 Algerian Air Force crash
An Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crashed shortly after the take off at Boufarik Airport near the capital of Algeria, killing all 257 people on board.[319]
April 24: A United States Air Force F-16 crashed during an emergency landing. The pilot ejected safely.[320]
Thanks.
Good news that the pilot is okay.
Residual effects from the Obama Administration, and the cutting of military spending during his tenure, I’m sure.
I don't think so.
Oops, I thought they meant Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport.
I'm a pilot, but not quite sure what that means. Can someone translate?
He realized he would over-run the runway. He pulled the handle. The jet went over a berm and jumped the fence.
Increase in Operational Tempo?
F-16 crashes near Lake Havasu, Arizona, pilot in good condition - F16, not so much.
unless there was a mechanical problem, prolly a polite way of saying the pilot made a mistake
The aircraft left the runway.
That airport has a 8000 ft runway but if he was making an engine out approach he may have had too much altitude and/or speed to put it on the numbers and didn't touch down till further down, or he may have just went off the side.
If the engine is out the F-16 has only a few minutes of emergency power. He could have run out just as he touched down so the aircraft would have been uncontrollable at that point.
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