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F-16 Runs Off Runway in Wisconsin
- Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:05pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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An F-16 with the Alabama Air National Guard crashed off runway during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Convention in Oshkosh, WI, Thursday morning.
Officials estimate the F-16 was traveling about 70 m.p.h. when it hit the grass at the end of the runway going nose down sending grass and dirt flying everywhere.
Fox WITI reports that the pilot of the F-16 is with the Alabama Air National Guard according to the guard’s spokesperson. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution and has since been released.
An official with the EAA says it could have been a mechanical malfunction or pilot error. He also says no EAA visitors were ever in any danger.
The Air Force is investigating the incident. No damage estimate was available.
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Comments (87)
BlackAce41
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 9:50amWHATS the matter people you never seen an Airplane land before?!! Every year their at lease one accident at EAA. I went last year and the year before but not this year.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:37am.
I guess they no longer teach spelling in school.
Those pilots are the best of the best.
Report Post »Doesn‘t mean he wasn’t showing off, but I doubt it.
Armed Patriot
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:38amThank good ness the pilot was not hurt and able to get out ok. Looked like a minor crash (for an F16) and nobody else was hurt. These fellas do a great job in defending this country and deserve our respect and thanks, not ridicule and mockery. God bless our soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen, and marines for fighting terrorists worldwide and letting us sleep safer tonight, while they do not.
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:43pm“Those pilots are the best of the best.”
Umm. They are pilots. For the most part they are low time, but since he/she is guard, they’ve a bit more time. As to expertise, well that remains to be seen. Pilots of any sort screw up all the time. Yes, this silliness about military being the “best of the best” is drilled into them. It’s very hard on them when their own do screw up, because I suspect over half of their population actually believes they are the best.
Lest you think I’m picking on military types, the same arrogance pervades some of the airline tribes as well. It’s been many years, but there is/was a sign over the entrance to the sim bays at Delta that says something to the effect, “Through these doors pass the best pilots in the world”. Well, what can you say? Again, a significant number actually believe it.
No way to tell, at this point, whether the pilot was at fault at all. That determination will come later. Understand that if it is found that it was pilot error vs. mechanical failure, a defense of “I’m the best of the best”, will not get him/her off the hook. That determination will be based on the pilots individual actions, rather than a flawed public perception.
It’s a cute phrase though, in a John Wayne sort of way. ;-)
Report Post »AuntieLaLa
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:01pmDid anyone notice the news crawl at the bottom of the page? “Groundbreaking Thursday…..”
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:12pm“lease one accident”
Report Post »No thanks, especially if it includes an option to buy.
obamanation
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 3:16pmI used to go to the Air Show at El Toro Marine Base in CA every year since 1992.I witnessed 2 terrible accidents throughout the years. The vintage F-86 crash and the F-18 crash. Terrible and sad days as both pilots died (Blue Angels had a crash here in 1988 in another F-18; The pilot survived). I love air shows and still make it down to the Miramar show every year I can (Clinton shut down El Toro Air Base).
Videos:
Report Post »F-86: http://youtu.be/MOFb8xtd4UM
F-18: http://youtu.be/keCnK4kh65U?t=1m20s
felix
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 9:12ampilot f—ed-up , and – he got his personal effects out of the aircraft , very important to do that. multi million dollar aircraft – easy come easy go !!!
Report Post »junkman
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:21pmFelix…. Your an idiot……… I’m an aircraft mechanic, and it seems to me the thrust-reverser didn’t deploy. Whether the pilot forgot to, or couldn’t deploy, is another question, to be determined later. Such a thing is like forgetting to put the landing gear down, it’s such an ingrained and natural part of flying, that I doubt it was the cause…..but it does happen occasionally. FAR more likely… and common, is that the pre-flight crew left the safety pin in the thrust reverser, and the pilot failed to notice it on his pre-flight check, or didn’t complete the pre-flight checklist at all…. IF there was pilot error, I‘m sure THAT’s where it occurred………….
Report Post »felix
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:50pmJunkman the expert – f–k you !
Report Post »obamanation
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 3:33pmhaha! You guys are funny!
JUNKMAN’s response reminded me of one F-16 incident at an air show where the pilot forgot to to adjust his altitude in the pre-flight check. He had just come from an air show by the coast in VA and was now in Idaho… so when he did a maneuver where he comes close to the ground (“Split S” maneuver), he was about a thousand feet off. He was lucky and able to eject a split second before impact, and survived.
Article w/ Video:
Report Post »http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=781_1193616959
CurlyJ49
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 10:30amJunkman not sure what kind of aircraft mechanic you are but you’re obviously not an F-16 mechanic. F-16‘s don’t have thrust reversers. Check your facts before you start calling people idiots.
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:58amI served 21 years as an active-duty Air Force member and I can tell you, I’d sure hate to be the crew chief of THAT F-16! Jeez!!
Report Post »USAFRetired
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:28amor signed off any of the RED-X’s
Thanks for your service
Report Post »Xkiller
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:26pmI, too was in the USAF and I know that the F-16 had a p[roblem with stray voltages in it’s fly-by-wire systems, maybe that was part of the problem. But most likely, the pilot was at fault. Pilots are great at what they do but have egos the size of whales. As a crew chief, if you had a pilot that was a pain in the rear, just find an “excuse” to red X the plane, and he/she ain‘t goin’ no were. One the ground, the crew chief rules!!! You will SOON get the respect of the pilot…..if he/she wants to fly ;)
Report Post »Stepaheaded
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:29pmWest Texas,Sandhill Cranes and T-38s Not pretty.
Report Post »burr99
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:40amWhen that happens, I really hate that.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:45amHey man, yer messin’ up my airplane!
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:49pmClutch on the left gas on the right, I always get those confused.
Report Post »Ready2Rumble
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:39amOuch!
Report Post »orlandojon
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:10amHopefully this pilot is grounded until they find the reason for the crash
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 9:39amAs a retired pilot I’m still offended that the first thought after an accident is: “the pilot is Guilty, grounded, put on probation until proven absolutely beyond doubt it was mechanical failure,” then the pilot still has to take a check ride to make sure he doesn’t have a “mechanical failure” again before he is back on flight status.
Report Post »HemiOwner
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 7:39amOff we go … into the sod.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 5:04amUnion labor is a killer.
Report Post »GO-FOR-LIBERTY
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 4:52amProbably totaled. Oh well what’s another 30 0r 40 million these days. Good the pilot is ok.
Report Post »USAFRetired
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:36amPlane will become an FTD (Field Training Detachment) Hanger queen for instructional purposes only, then striped of value,fixed, painted, and place on a pedestal for all to admire.
Report Post »ISRAELISOURFRIEND
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 3:08amHE WAS PROBABLY MAJOR NIDEL HASSAN’S BUDDY.
TOO CHICKEN TO BE A MARTYR.
just sayin…
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 4:25amThere has become to many stupid responders to this site now. And it is starting to piss me off. Do any of you idiot know how many times a day these pilots take off and land without incident every day. I say shut your pieholes and just say thank you to these brave men and wemon that serve to protect you each and every day.
If you can’t just say thank you LEAVE this land go live in Iran or better yet the Gaza strip.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 9:45pmGBM:
Report Post »Just a guess, but I’d say 6 takeoffs and 5 landings. How close was I???
ForTheRepublic
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:59amwas probably a GM pilot.
Report Post »sitting in the parking lot smoking a couple bones and sucking back some whiskey before heading off to work.
typical day.
cayenne523
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:40am“When I say whoa, I means whoa.” Yoesimity Sam
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:03amlooney tunes a Great. Darn Idgit
Report Post »jim
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:39amThere’s a couple million in damages.
Report Post »Dakota
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:56amThat is one hell of an expensive lawn dart! Glad no one was hurt.
Report Post »Florida_Freedom_Fighter
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:07amLOL@dakota
Report Post »Cold War Vet
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:00amThe pilot could have at least had the good taste to land on top of some public sector union members!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:34amAre you a pea shooter or a big iron driver? I’m a pea shooter. What war were you in?
Report Post »skiziks20453
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:48ama big hell yea to that!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:47amThe breaks!….THE Breaks!!!….SOMEONE FORGOT TO INSTALL THE BREAKS!!!!
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:00amEnough of the adverstisements before EVERY SINGLE VIDEO!!
Report Post »jeffdubya
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:41amBreak is what he did to the plane… BRAKES is what he needed.
Report Post »The Bushmaster
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:07amI think the word you are looking for is “brakes”.
Report Post »airportengineer
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:37amLooks like they were landing TOO CLOSE together for one! Which happens way too often at Oshkosh because they are trying to get too many planes on the ground so quickly
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:40amYeah, the second one must have been drafting the first–actually, maybe it got caught in some wake turbulence and been a little late getting tires to tarmac?
Report Post »CurlyJ49
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 10:33amF-16′s land side by side all the time here at Hill AFB. That had nothing to do with this crash. Most likely he got hot brakes.
Report Post »nocomment
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:24amEither way…
IT‘S OBAMA’S FAULT!
(can you tell I‘m not very happy with the ’Fraud-in-Chief’?)
Report Post »nocomment
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:22amIt’s better than saying… ‘It’s Obama’s Fault!”
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:38amWonder how much was using similators instead of actual testing and in flight training, due to Pentagon Budget Cuts ?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:41amAccording to the modern vernacular, “George Bush did it!”
Report Post »nocomment
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:18amTHAT LOW LIFE ‘PIMP-IN-CHIEF’ CAUSED THIS MESS…
Yeah, I said it…!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:06am“The plane was supposed to land but didn’t because it was going too fast and crashed.” Sounds a lot like Obama and the progressives… going so fast they don’t really know how to land socialism on American soil and the $2.4T debt increase crashed in their front yard. Go Marco Rubio! You have our support.
Report Post »1SSF
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:54pmThe jet-jocky is lucky that the nose didn’t fold over or jam the canopy. F-16s are prone to do that.
Report Post »Ahhh . . . AC 296. My fingers prints are on that sucker.
pschlentz
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:49amIt appears that the pilot went off the tarmack onto the grassy area and sunk the front wheel. Bet ya $100 bucks!
Report Post »Theleftisda
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 5:09amNot a chance!!!
Report Post »joeyps
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:40pmHow long before the Dems blame Walker
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:24amThey do it in advance !
Report Post »dave928
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:26pmNot too long after that, an FJ-1 Fury ran off the end of the same runway stopping next to the F-16. His gear did not collapse and the FJ-1 suffered no damage. DOH!
Report Post »jmmarino
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:57pmThey just don’t build them like that anymore, do they?
Report Post »dave928
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 10:11amThat’s true Jmmarino, but I don’t think the FJ-1 was scooting along as hot as the F-16 when it hit the soft stuff. Plus the F-16 has a lot more over the nose gear than the FJ-1.. At least this time the FJ-1 pilot did put the gear down. A few years ago (I think it was the same FJ-1), the pilot forgot to put the gear down and made a perfect droptank landing…. That left a mark..
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:18pmOUCH!
Report Post »How embarrassing (for the pilot )
TADTAD
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:12pmBye, bye career….
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:35pmNot necessarily; if it turns out to have been the unavoidable failure of a mechanical system then his career is not over. The board of inquiory will determine his future in the Air Force based on whatever conclusions they reach in a few weeks.
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on July 30, 2011 at 11:48pmeven pilot error is career recoverable if it’s reasonable. Good pilots make honest mistakes sometimes, and that’s understood.
Report Post »Stu D. Baker-Hawk
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 9:02amIt might be bye-bye to someone’s career, but not necessarily the pilot’s. If that aircraft’s crew chief signed off indicating all systems were good to go when, if fact, they weren’t, then God help him!
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