Spin Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 I was sent these by a friend; "Another Oshkosh accident! Whilst I was admiring the war birds today two F16s arrived overhead. The leader did a normal afterburner high speed over flights, but the second jet made much wider turns without afterburner. They did three circuits following each other and then landed. The leader rolled out fine, but the second F16 landed fast and very late resulting in an overrun of the main runway. Fortunately he missed everything and everyone, because a few minutes earlier I had been standing in the approximate spot where he landed up. The nose gear hit the soft earth and the nose dug in lifting the main wheels clean off the ground. The engine ingested soft soil and grass throwing huge flames out of the jet pipe. The pilot was out in a jiffy and walked away rapidly, whilst we all expected the plane to catch fire. Fortunately it didn't and we were all moved away from the scene rather rapidly."
Gundy Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 Yep I saw this happen. I even got it on video just have to learn how to put it on utube
Spin Posted July 28, 2011 Author Posted July 28, 2011 Look forward to seeing that Gundy - imagine having to make that phone call; "Uh boss, I bent the F-16......." 1
Guest ozzie Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Hell we must have all been standing withing a few mtrs of each other.
Spin Posted July 29, 2011 Author Posted July 29, 2011 Wish it were me standing in the crowd there...... Found a really good set of pics at the following link; http://www.wpix.com/news/nationworld/witi-20110728-eaa-f16-incident,0,5934051.photogallery
Spin Posted July 29, 2011 Author Posted July 29, 2011 Video here along with some vaguely informed discussion on an F-16 forum http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-15894.html Not what I go to airshows for, but a spectacular display nonetheless, very glad the aircraft stayed upright!
Guest turnbase Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Fantastic video!! To walk away from any crash is always the preferred outcome but this one's going to be expensive!
kaz3g Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 That's an expensive 'oops'! There go our insurance premiums, again! kaz
dazza 38 Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 The Damage isnt that bad, a Cut & Polish will Buff most of it out.Hey hey
Guest turnbase Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 One hell of a way to make an entrance.... or take a bow!
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