ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199489
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2017 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 57th Wg USAF |
| Registration: | 79-0204 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, NV |
| Nellis AFB, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II collided midair. Both pilots ejected safely.
The pilots were flying a close air support training mission at night as part of a Weapons Instructor Course qualification for one of the pilots, with the second flying as the instructor. During the flight, the student pilot climbed above the assigned altitude block during a series of commands, did not hear an audible notification that signaled the altitude climb, and therefore did not radio to the instructor to deconflict, according to the investigation.
This caused the student pilot's aircraft to fly into altitude designated for the instructor, who did not have line of sight on the other A-10. The two aircraft collided, rendering both uncontrollable. The pilots then ejected.
The investigation determined the student pilot unintentionally failed to establish the altitude deconfliction procedure. Additionally, the board president found that the upgrading pilot was handling communications on multiple radios and had many tasks, causing oversaturation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/09/07/2-a10s-crash-nevada-pilots-eject-air-force-says.html
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/04/12/pilot-error-caused-two-air-force-a-10s-to-collide-in-midair/
http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/April%202018/A-10-Crash-2017-Pilot-Failure.aspx
http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2018/090617_A10_Nellis.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2017 06:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Sep-2017 06:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2017 08:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 13-Apr-2018 05:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2018 15:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2018 15:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 24-Aug-2018 07:40 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 12-Feb-2020 09:16 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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