ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162044
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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1993 |
| Time: | 09:58 |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16A ADF Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | 134th FSqn /158th FWg Vermont ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 82-0990 |
| MSN: | 61-583 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape May County Airport, Cape May, near Wildwood, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Burlington ANGB, Burlington VT (BTV/KBTV) |
| Cape May County Airport, NJ (WWD/KWWD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-16A 82-0990 (call sign MAPLE 91) of the 134th FS, 158th FW, Vermont Air National Guard, USAF was written off on 27 August 1993 when it Crash landed and skidded off runway at the Cape May County Airport. The pilot ejected and landed in a drainage ditch
According to the following extract (albeit redacted/censored) from the official USAF inquiry into the incident:
"On 27 August 1993, (MP) was scheduled as flight lead of a two-ship cross country flight from
Burlington IAP, VT to Langley AFB, VA. The flight was to-include air-to-air refuelling followed by
Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics (DACT) with F-15 Eagles and landing at the unit's Alert Detachment
Base.
The flight departed Burlington IAP, VT at 08:58 local EDT with the call sign of Maple 91. Refuelling
with a KC-135 Tanker and DACT with F-15's in MOA (Military Operating Area) W-105 was as
scheduled.
During the recovery to Langley AFB, VA, a descent was accomplished from FL 410 to FL 310. Upon
levelling out at FL 310 and advancing the throttle the Mishap Pilot (MP) experienced a compressor
stall. The MP turned west toward land and accomplished a Unified Fuel Control (UFC) airstart which
was successful and gave him idle thrust at 20,000 ft. When the MP again moved the throttle, a
second stall occured passing 17,000 ft. Another UFC air start was accomplished giving the (MP) idle
thrust.
The MP concentrated on flying a Simulated Flame out Approach (SFO) into Cape May County Airport,
NJ. The SFO was flown with touchdown at 200 knots IAS, 500 feet from the approach end of runway
01. The total length of the runway is 4,998 feet and the MP was unable to stop the aircraft and
initiated a successful ejection prior to the aircraft leaving the paved surface of the runway.
The aircraft continued straight ahead, proceeded across a road, and came to rest in an abandoned
landfill approximately 950 feet from the departure end of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed
by breakup and post-crash fire"
Note that, as the report is redacted/censored, the pilot involved is not named, and is only referred to as "MP" = "Mishap Pilot"
Sources:
1. http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/1320/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/134th_Fighter_Squadron
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1982.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170218120105/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-16/USAF/f_16_USAF_90s.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May_Airport
6. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0302/ML030240158.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 1994 | 82-0990 | 134th FSqn /158th FWg Vermont ANG USAF | 0 | Cape May County Airport, Cape May, near Wildwood, New Jersey | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2013 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Nov-2013 00:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2013 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2021 21:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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