ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191331
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| Date: | Sunday 13 November 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-29K/KUBR |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean sea -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier |
| Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The MiG-29 jet crashed as a result of a technical malfunction. The pilot tried to return to the aircraft carrier but the plane crashed into the sea. The pilot ejected safely.
Problems started already by landing one of the fighters broke one of the four detention rope, slowing the aircraft during landing aboard. Fighter captured another rope, and then landing went well, but the broken rope entangled with another, and thus more adept at landing had to wait until the crew manages to put the deck in order. It was during oblétávání ship failed MiG both engines due to the interruption of fuel supply. The machine then crashed while preparing to land. The pilot had no choice but to catapult.
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/11/14/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-near-its-aircraft-carrier-in-mediterranean-us-officials-say.html
https://combataircraft.keypublishing.com/2016/11/14/russian-navy-mig-29-in-mediterranean/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://www.novinky.cz/zahranicni/blizky-a-stredni-vychod/421266]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2016 16:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Nov-2016 17:31 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 14-Nov-2016 20:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2016 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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