ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227669
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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 96-0080 |
| MSN: | CC-202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairford RAF Station (FFD/EGVA) |
| Fairford RAF Station (FFD/EGVA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A F-16 aircraft from the 480th Fighter Squadron (480 FS) suffered of an elevator issue (Delamination of the stabilizer’s composite material, probably) during a demo flight in the RIAT airshow. The pilot aborted the show, climbed to higher altitude, then took 10 minutes to examine the situation. The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
https://www.airlive.net/usaf-f-16-suffered-a-serious-tail-issue-and-stopped-the-show-for-an-emergency-landing-at-riat/
https://theaviationist.com/2019/07/22/u-s-air-force-viper-demo-teams-f-16-suffers-horizontal-stabilizer-damage-during-display-flight-at-riat-2019/
Media:
USAF F-16 suffered a serious tail issue and stopped the show for an emergency landing at RIAT. (Video).https://t.co/bz9t62D1JZ via @airlivenet pic.twitter.com/LkYrBcHoSH
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) July 25, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2019 12:14 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 27-Jul-2019 12:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 05-Apr-2021 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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