ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162184
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| Date: | Monday 5 December 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 163573 |
| MSN: | 3M-18 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Key West, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Key West, Florida (KNQX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Settled back down on the runway at NAS Key West Florida, while the undercarriage was being retracted during take off.
The pilot was performing touch and goes after a training mission. He was rolling on the main wheels and put the gear handle up prior to advancing the throttle (this can be done prior to weight-on-wheels). As the gear retracted the pilot ejected but before ejecting, he selected augmentor and as he was descending in his parachute, the F-16N was ascending and actually got airborne and flew for some several thousand feet before crashing into a salt pond.
The wreckage remained at the base for about three months before being scrapped.
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/mishaps-and-accidents/year/1994/16/
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2013 03:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-May-2019 08:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2021 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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