ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189353
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 2016 |
| Time: | 07:39 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Draken International Inc |
| Registration: | N140EM |
| MSN: | 157914 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6850 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J52-P8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NNW of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft crashed NNW of the Nellis base near Sloan Lane and Las Vegas Blvd, south of I-15, after an in-flight emergency at the end of a training sortie that had commenced at 0620.
According to the pilot, he was the lead of a flight of two, returning to LSV after completion of their task. He led the formation to the overhead pattern and shortly after the break to downwind, the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot at first initiated a turn towards the airport; however, he realized that he was unable to make the runway and consequently turned left towards a field and then initiated ejection. The airplane subsequently struck terrain and was consumed by fire. The pilot ejected close to the ground and was treated for minor injuries.
The ex-RNZAF aircraft was operated by a civil contractor in support of the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, USAF.
Exercise Red Flag 16-4 was under way at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: Foreign object debris in the engine's main fuel control unit, which restricted fuel flow and subsequently resulted in the loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the installation or addition of an extra seal during the main fuel control unit rebuild.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ktnv.com/news/military-plane-may-have-crashed-in-las-vegas-valley
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=140EM
http://www.drakenintl.com
http://aerossurance.com/safety-management/17-year-old-fod-ta4k-ejection/
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20160818X75326&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA
Location
Media:
#NTSB say an extra seal, left in a fuel control unit during overhaul 17 years earlier, resulted in an engine flameout in Nevada of a contracted aggressor aircraft.https://t.co/kEWCyxpOGh#military #accident #fod #maintenance #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/H0bHwAxdEB
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) June 30, 2020
An A-4 Skyhawk just crashed west of Nellis AFB. Pilot ejected very close to the ground. Massive explosion. Emergency response just arrived.
— Holden Riley (@PlanesAtPaine) August 18, 2016
At ~7:40, a civ contract A-4 Skyhawk had in-flight emerg, crashing on pub lands near @NellisAFB. Pilot is OK, rec Med Attn. MTF @usairforce
— Air Combat Command (@USAF_ACC) August 18, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2016 15:58 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:55 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2016 17:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 17:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2016 17:24 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 20:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 21:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2016 02:19 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 20-Aug-2016 08:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2016 09:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2016 17:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2020 14:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2020 07:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Jun-2020 12:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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