Fighter Sweep
  • Home
  • Military Aviation
  • Air Force
  • Navy
  • Spec Ops
  • Expert Analysis
  • Careers
  • Photos
Home Previous Post Next Post
Follow @fightersweep

Thunderbirds Crash at Dayton International Airport Last June Result of High Speed and Wet Runway

November 17, 2017 Thunderbird f-16 crash dayton wet runway too fast
FighterSweep Staff No Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News, Photos, Video

The Air Force has issued a report stating the Thunderbirds F-16 that crashed at the Dayton International Airport last June was the result of the pilot landing too fast on a wet runway.

A Thunderbirds pilot was going too fast in bad weather and without enough stopping distance when landing on a wet runway, causing a crash that destroyed a $29 million F-16D jet during practice for the Dayton air show, the U.S. Air Force concluded Friday.

The pilot and crew member were treated June 23 after their two-seat plane ran off the runway and flipped over at Dayton International Airport. The Air Force accident investigation board report stated that the pilot suffered multiple injuries, while the crew member was uninjured. Capt. Erik Gonsalves was hospitalized after the Dayton accident.

The report also cites failure to follow procedures and environmental conditions as contributing factors to the accident. The team was practicing on a rainy afternoon with crosswinds, and the report stated that there was standing water on the cockpit’s canopy that affected vision. The report also said proper braking procedure wasn’t followed. – AP

Capt. Erik Gonsalves is still active with the team and performing narrator duties. It was reported that the F-16 was later destroyed.

Featured image by video screen capture

Thunderbird f-16 crash dayton wet runway too fast

Related Posts

  • Russians Are Accidentally Flying Their Jets Into the Ground to Avoid Being Shot DownRussians Are Accidentally Flying Their Jets Into the Ground to Avoid Being Shot Down
  • Marine Corps identifies pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crashMarine Corps identifies pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash
  • What exactly is going on with Boeing’s troubled Max line of aircraft?What exactly is going on with Boeing’s troubled Max line of aircraft?
  • Breaking: President Trump orders Boeing 737 aircraft groundedBreaking: President Trump orders Boeing 737 aircraft grounded
  • Chinese fighter goes down near South China Sea island, both pilots lostChinese fighter goes down near South China Sea island, both pilots lost

Find Us on Facebook

FighterSweep.com

Sign Up
for the Newsletter

What’s Hot

  • Whistling Death: How The Corsair Got Its Nickname
    August 30, 2019

    Whistling Death: How the Corsair got its nickname

  • September 4, 2019

    Photo Gallery: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

  • blue-angels-reporter-blacks-out-passes-out
    December 5, 2017

    Watch: News Reporter Blacks Out on Ride with US Navy Blue Angels

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Twitter

Recent Comments

  • pak152 " the team came up with what the Brits dubbed as Mustang, powered by a [...]
  • P K Polish AF never has and never will operate Su-27, An-26 aircraft has been out [...]
  • bnarfhyde The best book is also great. have a [...]
  • TerrorTrike ive never survived this long with such a clumsy FL- cG.866B.CO/NC6155hc
  • D4rksupeme yessss truck kunnnnnnnn i needddd you m.866E.CO/vC6155H

© Copyright 2023 SOFREP Media Group. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertisers
 

Loading Comments...