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Recent News and Crashes - Major General Timothy A. "I continue to be concerned about the engine problems In the F-16." Center. November 2000 Flying Peppe -- USAF Chief of Safety and Commander of the Air Force Safety Safety Magazine Interview.

night. Photo was taken by the F-16 ONNear miss of a F-16 and a light single engine airplane at HUD (Heads Up Display). Click to enlarge Image.

Spring 2001. View Near miss of a F-16 with a light twin at 16000 feet In an active MOA. from F-16 Heads Up Display.

FY 1999 USAF F-16 Crashes = 18 - click to see details FY 2000 USAF F-16 Crashes = 9 - details below FY 2001 USAF F-16 Crashes = 13 - details below FY 2002 USAF F-16 Crashes = 2 - details below Fiscal Year 2002 USAF F-16 Crashes Date U vpe F-16 -Bas;e I! cause News unk Inv. 1Nws|nk 10 Jan 02 IF-16C I New Jersey ANG Hunder 12soct 01 IF-16C Luke AFB AZ Hard landing CHigh speed 17 Oct 01 laborted takeoff

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[ Date ][Type F-16 Base Cause News Link Engine failure. Turbine 31 Aug 2000 F-16C Atlantic City ANG, NJ blade separated, damage to oil system. AF News Pilot error. Unauthorized air AF News F-16C Ft Worth ANG show for In-laws. Pilot 28 Aug 2000 killed. AIB Report 18Aug 2000 IF-16CG & CJ lNeIIs AFB, nv l[Mid-alr collision )[AF News

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Two F-16s collide at Kunsan, S. Korea - 12 Aug 99 F-16C from Cannon crashes - 12 July AFPN F-16 Crashes / Pilot Killed - AFPN 2 July 99 F-16 pilot lands leadkinp F-16

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FY 1998 F-16 Mishap Review: Flying Safety Magazine (see page 44) -- Acrobat PDF file format "Military totemporarily suim.pend flights as safety meassure" - CNN

FY 1997 F-16 Mishap Review: Flying Safety Magazine -- "Viper Mishaps FY 97"

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F-16 Ejection Statistics: As of 12 July 99: To date: 230 Survived: 214 Fatal: 29 Out of Envelope: 17 Rate: 93 % "20 Years -- ACES II" -- Flying Safety: ejection Information Ejection Site informative site on ejections F-16 ejection. Canopy goes first.

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Links to Statistics: F-16 Crash Statistics - courtesy of the USAF Safety Center F-16 Engine Failure History - data involving F-16 engines

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USAF Web Site Air National Guard Web Site for info on guard bases Air Combat Command Pacific Air Command Ealin AFB, FL - F-16 Test Luke AFB. AZ (Pratt & Whitney Engine)- Fighter Country On-line - largest F-16 base Arizona Central -- Az Republic Online News Hill AFB, UT (GE Engine)-- 388th Fighter Wing On-line Standard.Net -- Utah's Online News Source Mt. Home AFB, ID (Pratt & Whitney Engine) Nellis AFB, NV (Pratt &WhIntey). home of the Thunderbirds Shaw AFB. SC (GE Engine) Moody AFB, GA (GE Engine) Cannon AFB, NM (GE Engine) Hobbs News I Abq News Kunsan AB. Repulbic of Korea (GE Engine) Osan AB, Republic of Korea (GE Engine) Misawa, Japan (GE Engine) Spangdahlem AB, Germany (GE Engine) Aviano AB, Italy (GE Engine)

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Air Force News Archive More AF News F-16 crashes USAF News near Luke AF TVn News 07/23/01 - LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting AFPressR-Felea ses Falcon from here crashed July 23, north of Gila Bend, Ariz., about 60 AF Radio News miles southwest of the base. Airman Magazine Base Nwspapers E-mail subscription Maj. Robert P. Egan, who ejected safely from the aircraft, was Feedback conducting air-to-ground attack training at the time of the mishap. Major Command A board of officers will investigate the accident. (Courtesy of Air Air Combat Command Education and Training Command News Service) Air Education and Training Command RELATED UNKS Air Force Materiel Command - F-16 Fighting Falcon Air Mobility Command Air Force Space Command Air Force Personnel News Archive Center AI•FF-6ce Reserve 2002: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Air Force Special 2001: Jan Fe5 Mar rMa Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Operations onmmand 2000: Ja-n Feb1 Mar pr a J--a U-61 ugf Fe ••] Dec- Air Nati-on-al Guard 1997:1998: JJan a_--- lR•_a--r ieEMar AprApr rayWa y-"u-n un- Jiul __51 Aug_... -ep5- - t o-v--UeI•" -c DefenseLink News 1996: Jan Feb Mair Apr a Jun Jiul AAug .• iI' Dec US Air Forces in Europe 1995:J-an 5F-ebMaprýyri jnTA-u___ - OactNovF P-ac-iTcAIr Forces Defense News DefenseLink News Retiree News

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Reservists rescue F-16 pilot In Turkey

07/20/01 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) -- Within minutes AF Press Releases of getting AF Radio News the call, an Air Force Reserve Command HH-60G Pave Hawk Airman Magazine crew scrambled to retrieve a pilot whose F-1 6 Fighting Falcon crashed Base Newspapers July 18 near Batman, Turkey. E-mail subscription Feedback The crew from the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., was deployed to Turkey when it picked up Capt. Michael A. Major Command Nelson Jr., of the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 305th Air Combat Command ROS is providing combat-search-and-rescue support for Operation Air Education and Northern Watch. Training Command Air Force Materiel At the time of the incident, the F-16 was en route to a mission enforcing Command the northern no-fly zone over Iraq. Batman Is In eastern Turkey, near the Air Mobility Command Air Iraqi border. The rescuers were at a forward operating location, CommandForce Space preparing to go on alert, at the time. Air Force Personnel "Our people picked up the pilot (soon) after he bailed out,* Center said Lt. Col. Air r-ce Harold Maxwell, 305th RQS deputy commander for operations. "After Reserve they took him to their base, they transferred Air Force Special the pilot to a C-130 Operations (Hercules) where the two pararescuemen and our flight surgeon treated Command him on the one-hour flight to (Incirlik AB, Air National Guard Turkey).' DefenseLink News US Air Forces in This was not the first time his unit has come to the aid of a pilot in that Europe part of the world, he said. The last time was seven years ago when P-a-cifi-cAir Forces rescuers flew into Iraq to get a downed British Harrier crew. Defense News During this deployment, most of the 305th ROS members volunteered DefenseLink News for the squadron's entire six-week commitment. Reservists usually serve Retiree News overseas for two weeks.

'They are an experienced, dedicated group,' Maxwell said. 'Most of the crews have more than 3,000 flying hours. They have given up their civilian vacation time because they believe in what they've been trained to do.' (Courtesy of Air Force Reserve Command News Service)

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07/06/01 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- Capt. Mitchell AF Press Releases Bulmann, an Air Force pilot stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., was AF Radio News killed July 6 when his F-16CJ fighter crashed about 40 miles east of Airman Magazine Charleston S.C. Base Newspapers E-Mail subscrption Feedback Bulmann, from the 77th Fighter Squadron here, was participating In an air-to-air training mission when his plane crashed Into the Atlantic Major Command Ocean. Air Combat Command Air Education and A board of officers will investigate the accident. Training Command Air Force Materiel IRELATED UNKS Command obiliy Command - F-16 Fighting Falcon Air Force Space Command Air Force Personnel Center News Archive Ai•r--ce Reserve Air Force Special 2002: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Wemrations Command 2001: Ja•n Fe1 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Air National Guard 2000: a-' Fn M•r Apr ay-Jun iniIAu N-e-p ove-c_ DefenseLink News 1999: Ja-an Fe5 Vi• Apr May Uu-n U57 V_._g FeD -cff US Air Forces in 1997: J-'•I-•iE•IarA r a Jun- K•lAuFg Otp-]T-' 1996:_-n • Wa _TrAp• y~ un Ji1gM•- &_ act icAir Forces 1r J Defense News DefenseLink News Retiree News

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Pilot dies in Kunsan F-16 crash AF Link Plus AF "TVNe-ws 06/13/01 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (AFPN) -- The pilot AF Press Releases AF Radio News of an F-16 Fighting Falcon was killed June 12 when his aircraft crashed Airman Magazine about 40 miles southeast of here. B-ase Ne-wspapers E-mail subscription First Lt. Randolph E. Murff, assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron here, Feedback was on a night training mission. Murff had 259.5 flying hours in the F-16 C/D model. He was the only Major Command Air Combat Command person on board. Air Education and Training Command Air Force Materiel The aircraft was not carrying any live munitions. Command Air Mobility Command To ensure the safety of the population around the crash, base officials Air Force Space have secured the area. Command Air Force Personnel At this time, damage to civilian property is being assessed. Center A- rce Reserve ir Force Special A board of officers will investigate the accident. (Courtesy of Pacific Air P~erations command Forces News Service) Air National Guard DefenseLink News RELATED LINKS US Air Forces in - Kunsan Air Base - F-1 6 Fighting Falcon P Air Forces Defense News DefenselInk News News Archive Retiree News

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Air Force releases cause of Kunsan F-16 crash AF Link Plus AF TV News 09/10/01 - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Pilot spatial AF Press Releases disorientation was the likely cause of an F-1 6 Fighting Falcon crash 35 AF Radio News miles southeast of Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 12, an Air Airman Magazine Force investigator said. The pilot was killed in the crash. Base Newspapers E-mail subscription Feedback Based on evidence obtained during the accident investigation, Brig. Gen. Dale Waters, board president, said the cause of the mishap was the pilot's failure to maintain spatial orientation. Major Command Air Combat Command Air Education and Waters noted two significant contributing factors to the mishap as a Training Command result of his investigation: channelized attention and incapacitating Air Force Materiel spatial disorientation. Command AiMobil'ty Command During a two-ship Air Force Space formation flying a night training mission, as both C-ommand planes began rolling left turns, the mishap pilot apparently failed to check his attitude references because his attention was channeled on Air Force Personnel watching his wingman, an instructor pilot, through his night vision Center goggles. This caused him to unknowingly place his aircraft in a steep Air Force Reserve dive. Erratic Air Force Special and ineffective flight control inputs during the mishap pilot's .Operations Command fatal dive provide evidence that he was experiencing incapacitating spatial disorientation. (Courtesy of Pacific Air Forces News Service) Air National Guard DefenseLink News US Air Forces in RELATED UNKS Europe - F-16 Fighting Falcon P-acifi-cAir Forces Defense News DefenseLink News News Archive Retiree News

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Major Command Air Combat Command Air Education and .Training Command Air Force Materiel Command First Lt Mark Hadley, assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Ar MobIit Command Base, Japan, Air Force Space was rescued by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force after his Command F-1 6 Fighting Falcon crashed into the Pacific Ocean east of Ripsaw Range. Hadley was treated for minor Injuries and released from Misawa's base hospital. (courtesy photo) Air Force Personnel Center A•TrFoce Reserve Air Force Special Pilot ejects safely prior to F-16 crash Uperations command Air National Guard 04/03/01 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) - First Lt. Mark Hadley DefenseUnk News ejected safely as his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed into the sea off US Air Forces in northern Japan April 2. PfAir Forces Hadley, who is assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron here, and his aircraft were a part of an air-to-ground combat training exercise at Defense News Ripsaw Range here at the time of the crash. DefenseLink News Retiree News The fighter plunged into the sea about 12 miles northeast of the base. A Japanese navy helicopter rescued Hadley about 30 minutes after the crash.

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Officials release F-16 accident report AF Link Plus AFTV News 08/30/01 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) - Investigators AF Press Releases determined engine failure led to an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash on the AF Radio News Airman Melrose Bombing Range in New Mexico on March 21. The aircraft, Magazineapers assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., was E-mail subscription destroyed. The pilot experienced minor injuries after ejecting from the Feedback Oi1 L.I OIL. Major Command Air Combat Command's accident investigation report released Aug. 30 Air Combat Command said there was clear and convincing evidence complete failure of the Air Education and No. 3 main thrust bearing led ultimately to engine failure. Training Command Air Force Materiel Investigators also found two substantial factors that directly contributed Command to the accident. First, a crew chief failed to perform a proper pre-flight o Command maintenance inspection. Second, maintenance personnel failed to identify a contaminated pump filter in the aircraft engine oil system. Air Force Personnel

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Cannon F-16 aircraft crashes AFi~n-k Piu-s AFTVN1ew 12/14/00 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- An Air Force AF Press Releases F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed about 2:50 p.m. Dec. 13, in the Gulf of AF Radio News Mexico. Airman Magazine Base Newspapers E-mail subscription At the time of the accident, the aircraft was on an air-to-air training Feedback mission. The plane was assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. on temporary duty at the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Major Command Group, here. Air Combat Command Air Education and The pilot, Lt. Col. John Harrison, safely ejected from the aircraft and is Training Command underwent medical evaluation at the medical clinic here. AirCommand Mobility Command A board of officers will Investigate the accident. CommandAir Force space Air Force Personnel RELATED LINKS Center - F-16 Fighting Falcon rFo-ce Reserve - Tyndall Air Force Base Air Force Spcial operations Command - Cannon Air Force Base Air National Guard DefenseUnk News US Air Forces in Europa Pacific Air Forces News Archive Defense News DefenseUnk News 2002: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Retiree News 2001: Jan-FeMar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2000: Jan-F MarApr Ma Ju-n u__Au-g O- " Dec 1999: Jan Feb Mar Ap ay Jn Jul Aug ov 1998: a- F-eS Mar r f u-nU--uiAug Sep N--D"v -c 1997: J-F- -eb Ma-r Jun Ju51 Aug be U-- lqo-v D

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News ACC releases F-16 accident report AF Link Plus AF "TVNfe-ws 05/04/01 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Investigators AF Press Releases AF Radio News have determined engine failure led to an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash Airman Magazine over the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 13. Base Newspapers E-mail subscription The aircraft, assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Feedback Base, N.M., was on temporary duty at Tyndall AFB, Fla., at the time of the accident. The pilot experienced minor injuries after ejecting from the Major Command aircraft. Air Combat Command Air Education and According to Air Combat Command's Accident Investigation Report Training Command released May 4, there was insufficient evidence to determine the exact Air Force Materiel cause of the accident. Testimony from the pilot and his wingman clearly Command supported that the aircraft experienced engine failure and fire; however, AirMobility Command investigators were unable to locate and salvage the wreckage in order Air Force Space to determine an exact cause of the engine failure. Command Air Force Personnel The accident occurred during an air combat training flight involving F-16 Center and F-1 5 Eagle aircraft.(Courtesy of ACC News Service) Ti-Force Reserve Air Force Special Operations Command RELATED LINKS Air National Guard - Cannon F-1 6 aircraft crashes DefenseLink News - F-16 Fighting Falcon US Air Forces in - F-15 Eagle Europe P-ac-fi-clAir Forces

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Air F-orce News Arcnive More AF News Moody F-16 crashes near Sarasota, Fla. USAF News AF77ews 11/16/00 - MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) - An Air Force F-16C Releases Fighting Falcon assigned to the 69th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, AF Radio News SPress Ga. collided with a small civilian aircraft at approximately 4 p.m. EST Nov. 16 Airman Magazine near Sarasota, Fla. ase E-mallNewspapers subscription The aircraft was on an air-to-ground training mission at the time of the Incident Feedback The pilot on board the military jet ejected safely. The condition of those on board the civilian aircraft Is not known at this time. Major Command Air Combat Command A board of officers will Investigate the accident Air Education and Training Command Air Force Materiel Command Air Mobil Command Air Force Space News Archive Command Air Force Personnel 0 2000: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 6u2 Sep Oct Nov Dec Center h'-F-Fce Reserve 0 1999: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Air Force Speca 0 1998: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 6ug Sep Oct Nov Dec operations Command S 1997: Jan Feb Mar pt May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Air National Guard 0 1996: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec DefenseUnk News 0 1995: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec US Air Forces In Europe Pacifi&cAlr Forces

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03/07/01 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE r rPress i-Releases BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Air Combat AF Radio News Command investigators have determined the cause of a midair collision between an F-16 Fighting Falcon Airman Magazine and a Cessna 172 near Bradenton, aaers Fla., on Nov. 16. They believe a critical combination of avionics E-mailubscripion anomalies, procedural errors and individual mistakes -- on the ground Feedback and in the air -- led to the accident. Major Command The Cessna pilot, call sign Cessna 829, was killed in the accident. The Air Combat Command F-1 6 pilot, call sign Ninja 2, ejected and sustained minor injuries. Both Air Education and aircraft were destroyed in the accident. Training Command Air Force Materiel At Command the time of the accident, Ninja 2 was part of a two-ship formation Air Mobility Command preparing to begin a surface-attack-training mission at the Avon Park Air Air orce Space Force Range in Florida. The Cessna had taken off from Sarasota Command Bradenton International Airport, Fla. The other F-16, call sign Ninja 1, Air Force Personnel was not damaged in the accident and returned safely to Moody Air Center Force Base, Ga. A-•r-FF-ce Reserve Air Force Special Operations Command Air Force investigators identified two causes of the mishap. First, Ninja 2 Air National Guard and Cessna 829 failed to *see and avoid" each other in sufficient time to DefenseLink News prevent the mishap. According to the accident investigation report, Ninja US Air Forces in Europe 2 expected Ninja 1 to make a sharp left turn onto a low-level military Pacific Arorces training route at any moment. His immediate focus was to see and avoid Defense News Ninja 1. Just prior to the collision, Ninja 2 saw a white flash, but did not realize it was another DefenseLink News aircraft. There was conflicting testimony as to Retiree News whether Cessna 829 saw the F-16 and attempted to maneuver his aircraft prior to the collision.

Second, Tampa air traffic controllers failed to transmit a safety alert to Cessna 829 when their radar system generated "conflict alert' warnings, indicating that two aircraft were in danger of a collision. Investigators determined that if the controllers had issued a safety alert to the Cessna when the first conflict alert began, it is likely the pilot would have had time to maneuver to avoid the collision.

Also, investigators identified three factors that substantially contributed to the accident. First, the F-1 6 flight lead, Ninja 1, lost situational awareness and descended under visual flight rules into Tampa Class B airspace without proper clearance from Tampa approach controllers. Ninja 1 was required to either avoid entry Into Class B airspace or request permission from approach controllers to enter.

Second, Ninja l's aircraft developed a position error in its navigation system that the pilot failed to recognize. The aircraft was actually nine to 11 miles south of where the pilot believed it to be, based on his internal navigation system reading. As a result, Ninja 1 unknowingly navigated his flight into Sarasota Class C airspace without the required communications with air traffic controllers.

Finally, investigators determined that Ninja 1 had made an inadvertent cursor input to his navigation system during the mission. The pilot failed to recognize the error when he switched into ground attack steering mode. As a result, he unknowingly navigated the flight further off course. If Ninja 1 had noticed the error when he switched to the ground attack steering mode and corrected it, investigators believe the collision could have been avoided. (Courtesy of ACC News Service)

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Search concludes; Misawa pilot declared dead USAF News AF Link P 11/15/00 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- The formal search and rescue AF Pres-sReleases operation launched to find the missing pilot from Nov 13's F-16 mid-air collision AF Radio News over the Sea of Japan was terminated at 10:22 a.m. local Nov. 15. Airman Magazine Base Newspapers The exhaustive search, which covered hundreds of square miles, involved the E-mal subscription Japan Self Defense Forces, the Japan Maritime Safety Agency, the U.S. Navy's Feedback Kitty Hawk Battle Group and the U.S. Air Force. Approximately 30 aircraft searched for more than 48 hours and failed to locate the pilot. U.S. and Japanese Major Command air and naval forces worked together in a well-coordinated and selfless effort Air Combat Command using the latest technologies available. Air Education and Training Command "Based on the results of the search, the environmental conditions In the area and Ar Force Materiel all available evidence, I have determined the pilot, Capt. Warren B. Sneed, to be Command lost at sea and deceased," said Brig. Gen. Chip Utterback, 35th Fighter Wing and Air Mobility Command Misawa Air Base installation commander. Air orce Sace Command Air Force Personnel "The entire Misawa community feels the loss of Captain Sneed and our thoughts and prayers go out to the Sneed Center family. Warren died in the defense of his ;7jU-F-ce Reserve country. His spirit, strength of character and constant smile are legacies that can now Air Force Speal be used to bring us all together In this tough time," said Utterback. Operations Command Air National Guard - F-16 Fighting Falcon DefenseLink News US Air Forces In Europe - Misawa Air Base Pacific AWr Forces Defense News DefenseLink News Retiree News News Archive

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AFUSAF Link News Plus Investigators release Misawa F-16s midair collision AF LrV News results AF Press Releases AirmanAF Radio Magazine News 03/12/01 - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII -- U.S. Air Force Base Newspapers investigators determined pilot error was the cause of a midair collision E-mail subscription between two F-1 6 Fighting Falcons over the Sea of Japan Nov. 13. Feedback

The collision occurred 32 nautical miles west of Matsumae, Hokkaido, Major Command Japan. The mishap aircraft were No. 1 and 2, respectively, in a four-ship Air Combat Command dissimilar air combat tactics exercise. Air Education and Training command Early in the mission, the flight initiated a standard air-to-air Air Force Materiel gravity Command awareness maneuver to heighten aircrew awareness of the increased ýr rComand G-forces that would be experienced during a mission. The maneuver Command also provided an opportunity to test the aircraft equipment designed to prevent G-induced loss of consciousness and practice the anti-G Air Force Personnel straining maneuver. Center 7-F-F-orce Reserve Air Force Special Air Force instructions require aircrews to fly a G-awareness exercise Operations Command anytime they plan or are likely to experience more than 5-G's during a Air National Guard mission. DefenseUnk News US Air Forces In Europe Starting the maneuver four abreast with roughly 6,000 feet separation Pacific Air Forces between aircraft, the flight initiated an in-place 90-degree right turn. Defense News When the flight rolled out of the turn the four were then in trail with each DefenseLink News other -- No. 4 in the lead, then No. 3, then mishap pilot 1, and mishap Retiree News pilot 2 last.

Mishap pilot 1 continued the G-awareness maneuver by next directing an in-place 180 degree left turn. This turn was initiated from a visual, in trail formation. During this turn the aircraft of mishap pilot 1 and mishap pilot 2 collided at about 12,900 feet altitude.

Both aircraft sustained major damage and were uncontrollable. No one in the flight saw mishap pilot I eject from his disabled aircraft before it crashed. Mishap pilot 2 successfully ejected and parachuted injury-free into the Sea of Japan, where he was rescued by a Japan air self defense forces UH-60 helicopter.

U.S. forces, Japan self-defense forces, and the Japan Maritime Safety Agency conducted search and rescue efforts for two days before mishap pilot 1 was declared lost at sea and presumed dead.

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, the Accident Investigation Board president's opinion is that the cause of the mishap was pilot l's failure to see pilot 2 during the 180-degree turn and avoid a collision, as it was his responsibility to do.

Investigators also indicated there is substantial evidence that mishap pilot 2 misperceived his distance behind mishap pilot 1 before the second turn, causing a flight path conflict that mishap pilot 1 may not have expected and thereby significantly contributed to the mishap.

The investigators also found substantial evidence that flying the 180 degree G-awareness turn from a visual, in-trail formation did not provide adequate collision avoidance opportunity for either pilot. (Courtesy of Pacific Air Forces New Service)

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Air Force News Archive More AF News USAF News Engine failure cause of F-16 crash AF Link Plus AF TIV -News 03/21/01 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Engine failure AF PressRleases caused an Oklahoma Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon to crash AF Radio News Oct. 12 near Atlanta, Kan. Airman Magazine E-mailBase Newspapers subscription The aircraft was assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa Feedback International Airport. The pilot experienced only minor injuries after ejecting from the aircraft. Major Command Air Combat Command Air Force officials investigating the accident found evidence that the No. Air Education and 3 bearing assembly completely broke-down, causing the engine to Training Command seize. Air Force Materiel Command During the air-to-air training mission, the pilot heard a ratcheting sound Air Mobility Command from the engine and felt a violent vibration of the airframe. This was Air Force Space followed by a bang, rapid engine deceleration and subsequent engine Command shut down. The pilot tried twice to restart the engine but was Air Force Personnel unsuccessful. Center Air-Fo-rce Reserve Air Force Special The pilot ejected from the aircraft after his wingman radiod that the Operations Command aircraft was on fire. Air National Guard DefenseLink News The F-1 6 crashed into grazing land, causing minor property damage. US Air Forces in (Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service) Eu6rope P-acifAir Forces RELATED UNKS - F-16 Fighting Falcon Defense News DefenseLink News - Air Combat Command Retiree News

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ANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Investigators have determined engine failure leirose Bombing led to an F-16 crash on the Range in New Mexico March 21. The aircraft, assigned to the 27th Fighter Jr Force Base, N.M., was Wing at Cannon destroyed. The pilot experienced minor injuries after ejecting from the aircraft.

.ccording to Air Combat Command's Accident Investigation Report onvincing released today, there was clear and evidence complete failure of the number three main thrust bearing led ultimately ivestigators also found two substantial to engine failure. factors that directly contributed to the accident First, a crew chief failed ) perform a proper pre-flight maintenance Inspection. Second, maintenance personnel failed to Identify a ontaminated pump filter in the aircraft engine oil system. he accident occurred during a four-ship low altitude intercept-training sortie. or more Information, please contact the Air Combat Command Public Affairs office at (757) 764-5007 or e-mail [email protected].

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