ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265448
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| Date: | Friday 9 July 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | AHRLAC Bronco II |
| Owner/operator: | Paramount Group US Inc. |
| Registration: | N6505 |
| MSN: | A-002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Eglin AFB/Destin Ft-Walton Beach Airport (KVPS/VPS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, FL (VPS/KVPS) |
| Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, FL (VPS/KVPS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The second AHRLAC Bronco II prototype also known as the Paramount Mwari suffered an undercarriage collapse, according to a photo that has surface on social media.
The aircraft was in the U.S., competing for the SOCOM Armed Overwatch programme.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/darren_olivier/status/1415431949951373315
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6505
https://www.airforcemag.com/socom-selects-5-armed-overwatch-prototypes/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6505
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/sensors-electronic-warfare/bronco-ii-damaged-following-armed-overwatch-flight-demos
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/bronco-ii-ac-208-out-of-socom-armed-overwatch-competition/
Media:
The AHRLAC/Bronco II prototype currently in the US competing for the SOCOM Armed Overwatch programme has had an accident resulting in undercarriage collapse. Further details aren't available yet and it's unclear how long it will take to return to service. pic.twitter.com/qaE1AaiboX
— Darren Olivier (@darren_olivier) July 14, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2021 09:24 | harro | Added |
| 15-Jul-2021 10:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2021 15:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Jul-2021 15:46 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 11:59 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Oct-2021 12:00 | harro | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2022 12:36 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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