ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147742
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| Date: | Thursday 16 August 2012 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FA-99 |
| MSN: | 6H-99 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Peer, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | EBBL |
| EBBL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was practising touch and goes at Kleine Brogel AB around 15:10 local. After such a practising manouvre the aircraft had just left the runway when the pilot, Lieutenant Jean Francois Van Cranem, called out a mayday and a report that he had been hit by birds (bird strike). The tower reported three loud bangs and a fire erupting from the engine. The pilot ejected immediately and found himself hanging in a tree to be rescued by the fire department at 15:55 local, only sustaining minor injuries. The cause is still under investigation, but we can fairly say this crash was caused by a bird strike.
Aircraft was Belgische Luchmacht serial FA-99 (ex-USAF 86-0075)
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20120818112133/http://www.lesoir.be:80/actualite/belgique/2012-08-16/le-f16-serait-tombe-suite-a-une-collision-avec-un-oiseau-932361.php
2. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120816_118
3. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1978/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer,_Belgium
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170601212257/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2012.htm#aug01
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2012 09:49 | 757 | Added |
| 16-Aug-2012 11:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 21-Aug-2012 00:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2012 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2013 02:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Nov-2019 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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