ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II 87-0127 Rovie
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Status:
Date:Thursday 31 March 2005
Time:20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 87-0127
MSN: 5118
First flight: 1987
Crew:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Rovie (   Albania)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tirana-Rinas Airport (TIA/LATI), Albania
Destination airport:Tirana-Rinas Airport (TIA/LATI), Albania
Narrative:
Two C-130 Hercules planes, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, departed Tirana for a night training mission to work on terrain-following and avoidance skills, airdrops and landing using night-vision goggles. The planes were flying 300 feet above the mountainous terrain when 87-0127 was approaching a ridge. The airplane was not able to clear the ridge and stalled as the crew attempted to climb away.

Probable Cause:

The accident investigation board determined that the crew's loss of situational awareness placed the aircraft in too low a climb with respect to the surrounding mountainous terrain. Responding to the situation, the crew did not use all available power and stalled the aircraft during a turning climb. This resulted in a loss of aircraft control and almost immediate crash.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» AP
» U.S. EUCOM, AFPN


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