ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187026
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| Date: | xx Apr 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Slingsby T-3A Firefly |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 93-05.. |
| MSN: | 21.. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Texas Regional Airport, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | South Texas Regional Airport, Hondo Airfield, Texas (KHDO) |
| South Texas Regional Airport, Hondo Airfield, Texas (KHDO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a student no-flap landing the student jerked the aircraft off the runway and back into the air. The instructor took control of the aircraft and added full power but could not prevent the aircraft from touching down off the side of the runway. The nose gear struck the lip of a crossing runway and collapsed causing loss of control. The only injury was minor injury to the instructor's foot. The Air Force did not consider this a "hull loss" because they said they could have repaired the aircraft for less than $300,000 even though they chose to scrap the plane.
Sources:
1. First-hand knowledge as a pilot of the 3rd FTS's T-3A sister squadron, the 557FTS at the Air Force Academy.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_T67_Firefly#Accidents_.28T-3A.29
3. https://robrobinette.com/T-3A_Firefly.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/flying-instructors-examiners/13398-slingsby-firefly-s.html
5. http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/05/time/thompson.html
6. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1993.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2016 06:05 | RobRobinette | Added |
| 31-May-2016 21:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 31-May-2016 21:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2019 08:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 17-Feb-2024 20:50 | ASN | Updated [[Operator, Location]] |
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