ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210897
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| Date: | 27-JUN-2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-1B Predator |
| Owner/operator: | 432nd WG USAF (432nd WG United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 07-3195 |
| C/n / msn: | P-195 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jalalabad Airbase, Nangarhar Province -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | JAA / OAJL |
| JAA / OAJL | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
MQ-1B; ACFT EXPERIENCED TURBO FAILURE; CRASHED RETURNING TO BASE
Air Combat Command released the findings of the Accident Investigation on 6th January, 2014.
The US$ 4.5million aircraft was destroyed after the operators from the launch and recovery element (62nd ERS Det.1) lost control and it crashed just under a kilometre beyond the runway at Jalalabad AB. The operators had attempted a late go-around due to a strong wind gust over the runway threshold. The aircraft had been returning early to JAF after a turbocharger failure just over 7hours into the sortie.
Sources:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/04/06/military-times-aviation-database/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2013/062713_MQ-1B_Jalalabad_full.pdf
https://www.airforcemag.com/turbocharger-failure-wind-gust-led-to-predator-crash/
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 21:10 | ASN archive | |
| 07-Mar-2020 19:45 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2020 19:45 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Mar-2020 16:18 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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