ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170883
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| Date: | Thursday 19 January 2012 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 99-1540 |
| MSN: | XM-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Larisa AB (LGLR) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Larisa AB (LGLR) |
| LGLR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Hellenic Air Force F-16D block 52 from 337 Mira belly landed at Larissa Airbase in Greece (LGLR) on Thursday morning, January 19 2012. Both crew were uninjured.
It is currently uncertain as to what caused the undercarriage to fail or 'fail to deploy' during the touch and go landings which were being performed as part of a training exercise. The pilot, who was identified as a Captain, maintained control during the landing and kept the F-16 on the runway
The runway had to be closed for a period will rescue services attended the incident. Reports from HAF authorities indicate damage was limited to the belly and external fuel tanks of the jet, but did not go into full detail.
Following the incident the Greek airforce grounded all F-16s will investigations are undertaken to find out the route cause of the failure.
Sources:
http://www.pronews.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32284&Itemid=49 (Greek)
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.f-16.net/news_article4502]
http://web.archive.org/web/20121118000509/http://www.scramble.nl:80/sb.htm
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/01/20/f-16-accident-averted-at-larissa-air-base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 17:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 14-Nov-2014 17:18 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2021 09:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
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