ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200425
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 2017 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | C.15-52 |
| MSN: | 785/A569 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Torrejón Air Base (LETO) - Madrid -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Torrejón AFB (TOJ/LETO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-18 crashed during takeoff. The sole pilot on board, Fernando Perez Serrano (26) died in the accident.
Authorities stated the aircraft suffered an engine failure.
The aircraft used the entire runway during takeoff and crashed 100 meters from the runway, inside the air base.
2019, July :
A tool of 15 centimeters, forgotten in the right engine, unchained the accident.
After nearly a year and a half of work, the Military Aircraft Accidents Technical Investigation Commission (CITAAM) has concluded its report on the incident in which Lt. Fernando Pérez Serrano died. The investigation establishes a chain of actions contrary to the procedures, but does not clarify who had the fateful oversight.
During the start-up of the aircraft, the mechanical launcher, in charge of the last check, noticed a strange noise in the right engine. He was not the only one. A pilot who was in the hangar also heard it. But the parameters of the F-18 were apparently normal and sometimes, when starting the device, its engines made an anomalous noise that disappeared when revolutions increased. The fighter began to roll towards the runway and the noise continued.
Days after the accident the remains of the apparatus were analyzed, it was found that the blades ( curved blade of a turbomachine ) of the rotor of the right engine were destroyed and not by the collision with the ground. Inside the compressor was found, split into two pieces, a steel handle, a key with interchangeable head.
Sources:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/17/f18-fighter-plane-crashes-takeoff-near-madrid/
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/867426/Spain-plane-crash-jet-Madrid-Air-Force-Cristiano-Ronaldo-news-latest-Borja-Aybar
https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/10/17/actualidad/1508232662_926792.html .
2019__________________
https://elpais.com/politica/2019/06/28/actualidad/1561742109_514027.html?id_externo_rsoc=whatsapp
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Media:
Parece ser que podría haber habido otro accidente de un caza F18 y el piloto se habría ejectado. Eso esperamos🇪🇸@europapress pic.twitter.com/ieGjC2tcsA
— Federacion GOES SUP (@GOESFedSUP) 17 octobre 2017
F-18 Hornet crashes.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 17 octobre 2017
Muere un piloto militar al estrellarse un avión F-18 en la base madrileña de Torrejón https://t.co/wVPUU5GT0p via @20m pic.twitter.com/nefRnSPxiJ
Accident report / 17 oct 2017 - Torrejón Air Base (LETO) - Madrid - Spain - Señalan una herramienta olvidada como desencadenante accidente F-18 del Ejército del Aire. #F18
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 1 juillet 2019
ASN: https://t.co/sFqnMFDd9V
Press: https://t.co/48iFTYrgl6 pic.twitter.com/Xs1T8AanOa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2017 14:46 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Oct-2017 17:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 17-Oct-2017 17:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2017 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 17-Oct-2017 18:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 17-Oct-2017 19:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2017 19:22 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 18-Oct-2017 19:24 | harro | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2018 12:55 | rvargast17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2019 11:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2019 11:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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