ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161637
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 2013 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-5237 |
| MSN: | 1339/SFD007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alpnachstad -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMM |
| LSMM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Swiss Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet impacted a mountain side near Alpnachstad.
The aircraft was one of two which had taken off from Meiringen air base at 13:35 local time for a training sortie, along with a single-seat F/A-18C.
According to investigators, the formation leader opted to return to Meiringen shortly into the flight, after approaching a rain front with a low cloud base. But the pilot first misjudged the room required to complete a turn and then initiated the manoeuvre too late, impacting the mountainside.
Sources:
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/zentralschweiz/f-a-18-abgestuerzt-blattmann-wir-befuerchten-das-schlimmste-id2486858.html
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/Zweiter-Jet-fuehrte-Notmanoever-durch-24480039
http://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/armeechef-blattmann-wir-befuerchten-das-schlimmste
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pilot-error-caused-swiss-hornet-crash-report-concludes-400752/
Images:
Emmen Air Base, Switzerland, 17th July 2012
Media:
First shot of the plane that just crashed in Switzerland pic.twitter.com/WQEBe6OXkn
— Bluewall (@Bluewall) October 23, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2013 12:45 | harro | Added |
| 23-Oct-2013 13:06 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2013 15:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 23-Oct-2013 15:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2013 16:22 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 23-Oct-2013 18:20 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 25-Oct-2013 07:34 | Tommy Maurer | Updated [Registration] |
| 25-Oct-2013 10:33 | Andy Herzog | Updated [Date, Cn, Photo, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 10:33 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 25-Oct-2013 18:11 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Cn, Phase] |
| 25-Oct-2013 18:48 | Andy herzog | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 18:51 | Andy Herzog | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 26-Jun-2014 05:56 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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