ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217115
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| Date: | Friday 2 November 2018 |
| Time: | 15:49 |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi F-2A |
| Owner/operator: | JASDF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | W off Kushu -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tsuiki-Nakatsu Air Base (RJFZ) |
| Tsuiki-Nakatsu Air Base (RJFZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two F-2 fighter jets contacted each other midair during mutual aircraft check after combat training with two other F-2's over East China Sea off Kushu, 200 km west of Tsuiki Airbase. The leader's F-2 lost a small portion of the vertical stabilzer, and No.2 F-2 lost a part of the missile launcher under the left wing, and got a scratch on the fuel tank. Both pilots declared emergency. The No.1 F-2 landed safely at Tsuiki at 16:22 LT, and the second followed at 16:30 LT. Both pilots suffered no injuries. The troubled F-2 had carried no missile. No fuel leak was observed.
On 5th December, JASDF released a summary of the investigation report. The cause of the accident was breakdown of communication between two pilots in mutual visual check. After the leader finishing a check on the No.2 F-2, he ordered the No.2 pilot to turn left and to check on No.1 F-2 simultaneously, however, No.2 pilot only understood the left turn order, and thought that his plane was to be checked by No.1 continuously. As a result, both pilots did not keep visual contact each other.
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181102-00000110-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181102-00000067-mai-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181102-00050087-yom-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181102-00000103-asahi-soci
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/houdou/H30/301102_2.pdf
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181205-00000136-jij-soci
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181205-00000091-mai-soci
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/news/houdou/H30/301205.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2018 15:24 | isamuel | Added |
| 05-Dec-2018 13:53 | isamuel | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2021 08:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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