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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 07-3201 |
| MSN: | P201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jalalabad Airbase, Nangarhar Province -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | JAA / OAJLL |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
MQ-1B; ON T/O EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED MTS ROLL; STRUCK A GUARD SHACK NEAR RWY. AIB report states AV was destroyed after veering left off the runway during take-off at Jalalabad. The report found that this was due to both the pilot and sensor operator relying on the AV mounted targeting camera (MTS) which rolled uncommanded causing a loss of visibility whilst at 60knots on the take-off roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2012/072412_MQ-1B_Afghanistan.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 29-Feb-2020 14:11 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Feb-2020 14:11 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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