ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190510
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Date: | Wednesday 5 October 2016 |
Time: | c. 17:00 LT |
Type: | Lockheed Martin F-16I Block 52 Sufa |
Owner/operator: | Israeli Air Force |
Registration: | 119 |
MSN: | YD-21 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ramon Air Base, Negev -
Israel
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Ramon Air Base (LLRM) |
Destination airport: | Ramon Air Base (LLRM) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The crew decided to eject after they experiencing a loss of control just before landing. The pilot was killed as a result of the ejection while the navigator suffered only light injuries. The fighter was part of a large strike package dispatched in response to a Gaza-launched rocket that landed in the southern Israeli town of Sderot.
As a result of the mishap, the air force intends to change its procedures related to asymmetric flight towards landing, instructing pilots to drop unused weapons into the sea in order to stabilise their aircraft.
Sources:
www.jpost.com https://www.defensenews.com/air/2016/10/05/israeli-pilot-dies-after-f-16i-ejection-following-gaza-attack/ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-reviews-unused-weapons-carriage-after-f-16i-c-434348/ Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Oct-2016 19:20 |
gerard57 |
Added |
05-Oct-2016 19:21 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
05-Oct-2016 19:24 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
05-Oct-2016 19:51 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
22-Oct-2016 14:48 |
rvargast17 |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
20-Feb-2017 11:13 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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