ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187383
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 2016 |
| Time: | 00:35 LT |
| Type: |  Alenia C-27J Spartan |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Waco Regional Airport (KACT), Waco, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waco Rgnl (KACT) |
| Waco Rgnl (KACT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While practicing touch-and-go landings, the aircraft blew two left main tyres upon landing and tilted towards one side. There were no injuries.
The aircraft was flying: “a pilot qualification flight for RAAF pilots converting to the new C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter, flown alongside industry instructors”.
The runway was temporarily closed to other aircraft until 19:00 so that the aircraft could be moved.
Sources:
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/waco-regional-airport-closed-after-test-flight-blocks-damages-runway/article_1e8e28a7-a443-58a1-af08-ce94a7398aec.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/17/australian-air-force-jet-blows-tires-waco-runway-flights-halted/84502044/
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/379795301.html
http://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2016/05/18/spartan-2/
http://web.archive.org/web/20170713121509/http://australianaviation.com.au:80/2016/05/raaf-investigating-c-27j-landing-incident-at-waco/
Media:
Military airplane crash on runway at Waco Regional Airport. My flight cancelled. All survived, thankfully. pic.twitter.com/734an5AbHm
— Jason Reynolds (@JasonReynolds) May 17, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2016 07:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-May-2016 08:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-May-2016 02:17 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2016 20:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2016 07:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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