ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170902
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 2011 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16D |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 024 |
| MSN: | WK-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Araxos AB (LGRX) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Araxos AB (LGRX) |
| Araxos AB (LGRX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A two-seat F-16D fighter jet landed safely at Araxos Air Base in Southern Greece, earlier on Tuesday, using only its rear undercarriage after losing its nose wheel.
During takeoff on a training mission, the front wheel came loose. The two crew continued with the takeoff process and returned back to the 116 Combat Wing base landing the F-16 block 52+ successfully.
The jet received minimal damage as only the forward shock strut was damaged during the high angle-of-attack landing.
The Air Force General Staff officially referred to "a loss of the wheel from the plane's nose", noting that "the aircraft did not encounter other problems and landed safely at 116CW/Aerodrome Araxos". An Air Force committee is conducting an investigation to identify the causes of this incident (faulty bearing?).
Sources:
http://www.pronews.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20036&Itemid=49 (greek)
http://www.f-16.net/f-16-news-article4348.html (English)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 17:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 14-Nov-2014 17:13 | TB | Updated [Registration] |
| 14-Nov-2014 17:19 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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