02.06.2016 Thunderbird F-16 Crash

[Firefighter9414]

Eine F-16 der Thunderbirds ist heute in Peterson AFB abgestürzt.
Pilot konnte sich mit dem Schleudersitz retten.

Quelle: Offizielle Facebookseite des Teams https://www.facebook.com/AFThunderbirds/?fref=ts

 

[Simon Maier]

Hallo,

Offenbar konnte der Pilot die Maschine in der Wüste bruchlanden und ist dann während (oder kurz vor) der Landung mit dem Schleudersitz ausgestiegen, er blieb dabei unverletzt.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=187825

http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Reports-of-plane-crash-south-of-Colorado-Springs-airport-381683861.html

 

[F-4phan]

Die F-16 und auch die abgestürzte F-18 der Blue Angels ware beide #6 im Team, eine der beiden Solo Maschinen.

 

[fightingirish]

Weitere Links, ein Link mit der Audioaufnahme zwischen dem Tower und dem Piloten Major Alex Turner :

• http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/denver-based-secret-service-agent-first-to-render-aid-to-pilot-of-downed-thunderbirds-f-16-jet
• http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/colorado-springs-area/thunderbird-pilot-steered-clear-of-home-before-ditching-jet-after-air-force-academy-graduation-
• http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/26/thunderbirds-crash-audio-colorado-springs/

 

[Reach606]

Das Air Combat Command hat einen Ermittlungsbericht zu dem Absturz veroeffentlicht.

http://www.acc.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/5725/Article/1029543/f-16cm-thunderbird-accident-investigation-released.aspx

F-16CM THUNDERBIRD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RELEASED
Air Combat Command Public Affairs / Published December 14, 2016

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. --
A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in an F-16CM being destroyed upon impacting the ground south of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, June 2, 2016, according to an Accident Investigation Board report released today. The Thunderbird pilot ejected and sustained a minor injury.

The mishap occurred after a flyby of the United States Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs. The F-16CM was part of a six-ship formation from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds.

After beginning landing procedures, the pilot inadvertently rotated the throttle, placing it into an engine cut-off position. Normally, this full rotation cannot occur unless a throttle trigger is affirmatively actuated or pressed. However, the throttle trigger was “stuck” in the “pressed” position. The accident investigation board observed debris accumulation in the throttle trigger, combined with wear on the trigger assembly.

Once the engine cut-off occurred, the aircraft immediately lost thrust. The pilot attempted engine restart procedures, but restart was impossible at the low altitude of the aircraft. The pilot safely delayed his ejection until he navigated the aircraft to a grass field.

The aircraft, valued at approximately $29 million, was destroyed. There was no known damage to civilian property. At the time of the accident, the pilot was a current and qualified air demonstration pilot, with more than 1,200 hours flying the F-16 and a total flight time of 1,447 hours. He resumed demonstrations with the team.

The pilot and the aircraft are assigned to the 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

For more information, contact Air Combat Command Public Affairs at (757) 764-5007 or via e-mail at accpa.operations@us.af.mil.

 

[GorBO]

Oh Mann! Ein kleiner Schalter, der verhindert das man den Throttle über IDLE hinaus in die CUT-OFF Position zieht, hat ein simples mechanisches Problem.
Der Pilot zieht im Landeanflug dadurch den Gashebel versehentlich soweit zurück, dass das Triebwerk ausgeht. Keine Chance mehr das zu recovern oder sich auf die Piste zu retten.
$10-Schalter kaputt -> §10.000.000-Flugzeug abgestürzt und den Piloten in Lebensgefahr versetzt.

 

[Rhönlerche]

Da der Pilot wieder im Team fliegen darf, ist er ja von wirklich allen Vorwürfen freigesprochen worden.