ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137760
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2011 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C-30-CF Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 100th FWg Alabama ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 87-0296 |
| MSN: | 3C-557 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) Oshkosh, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An F-16C block 30 from 100 FS (#87-0296) named "City of Deatsville" sustained a hard landing after coming off the runway at Wittman Regional Airport during the AirVenture event at Oshkosh this morning (July 28 2011)
The incident happened at 11.20 hours local time on the north runway at Wittman Regional Airport near the Warbirds area.
Information regarding the status of pilot has not been released, but early reports indicate the pilot walked away and was taken for medical attention.
Bill Tregoning, an eyewitness, reported the following "It looked like the plane came off the edge of the runway going about 60 miles per hour," he said. "The front landing gear sunk into the soft ground because of the rain." He said the front landing gear of the F-16 may have broken
The subsequent USAF Board of Inquiry attributed the main cause of the crash as being due to the cockpit canopy fogging up, which impaired the pilots all round vision and caused spatial disorientation.
Although economically repairable, it was decided this was not feasible, and the airframe was stricken from charge on 18 July 2012 and scrapped
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/07/28/360110/oshkosh-f-16-damaged-after-runway-overrun.html
2. https://www.avweb.com/news/airventure/EAAAirVenture2011_F16RunwayOverrun_205088-1.html
3. http://pix11.com/news/nationworld/witi-20110728-eaa-f16-incident,0,5934051.photogallery/
4. http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2011/jul/29/f-16-lands-safely-in-oshkosh-but-takes-hard-nose-dive-into-the-ground/
5. http://timemilitary.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/022112_acc_-f-16c_aib.pdf
6. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/2322/
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1987.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2011 05:54 | RobertMB | Added |
| 29-Jul-2011 05:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2011 01:22 | chullian1819 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Sep-2013 04:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2018 10:59 | kookaburra1457 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 12-Feb-2020 15:20 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2021 18:25 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2021 13:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
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