Airforces

Accident Reports

Abbreviations: D: Date N/U: Nationality/Units T: Type S: Serials

D: May 24
N/U: US Navy/VFA-204
T: F/A-18A+ Hornet
S: 162856 ‘AF-410’
During post-flight
troubleshooting at 1330hrs the
aircraft generator caught fire,
resulting in Class A damage.
The location was not reported,
but the unit is based at Naval
Air Station Joint Reserve Base
New Orleans, Louisiana.

D: May 30
N/U: French Navy/35F
SAR Detachment
T: AS365N3+ Dauphin
S: 6928 ‘Kea’
During a practice emergency
landing at Moorea Airport,
French Polynesia, at 1115hrs
local time, the helicopter landed
with the undercarriage retracted.
Fortunately, it remained upright,
but damage to the underside
of the Dauphin rendered it
unflyable and caused a fuel
leak, although there was no
fire. Both crew escaped injury.
The incident caused the airport
to be closed until the disabled
helicopter and some debris on
the runway could be removed.

D: Jun 21
N/U: Russian Aerospace Forces/
209th AB
T: Yak-130
S: ‘43 White’/RF-444 96
While landing at Borisoglebsk
the nose wheel collapsed.
Damage appeared to be limited
to the nose and it is assumed
that the crew was uninjured.

D: Jun 21
N/U: Russian Aerospace Forces/
200th UAB
T: Yak-130
S: ‘55 Red’/RF-44583
In a second accident with
the type on this date, upon
landing at Armavir the aircraft
reportedly ran off the runway
and came to rest on its belly. It
is unclear whether the aircraft
had an undercarriage failure
or whether it landed with
its undercarriage retracted.
The crew is thought to
have escaped safely.

D: Jun 22

N: Kazakhstan Air Force

T: C295M

Upon arriving at Warsaw-

Chopin Airport, Poland, from

Kazakhstan, this aircraft

appeared to have a problem

and circled the airfield for

several minutes before making

an emergency landing just

after 1800hrs, during which the

underside was damaged. The

accident blocked Runway 33 for

several hours. No injuries were

reported among the unspecified

number of personnel on board.

D: Jun 24

N/U: Brazilian Air Force/3° ETA

T: VC-97 (EMB-120RT)

Brasilia

S: FAB-2002

As it took off from Base Aérea

de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, at

around 1840hrs during touch-

and-go training, the aircraft hit

a capybara, causing damage to

the port main undercarriage.

The aircraft continued with the

take-off and then circled the

base while the extent of the

damage was assessed by an F-5

pilot who had been dispatched

to fly alongside and check the

undercarriage. After burning

off fuel, the aircraft made an

emergency landing at 2121hrs

at Rio de Janeiro-Antônio Carlos

Jobim International Airport.

After touchdown, the port

undercarriage partially collapsed,

causing the aircraft to veer off

the side of the runway. The two

pilots and flight engineer were

uninjured and damage to the

aircraft appeared to be minor.

D: Jun 25

N/U: US Marine Corps/VMFA-

112

T: F/A-18A+ Hornet

S: 162428 ‘MA-02’

At MCAS Miramar, California,

at approximately 2218hrs local

time, a flash fire occurred

in a drip pan containing fuel

under the aircraft, injuring

two Marines from VMFA-112

who were performing routine

maintenance on the Hornet.

They were treated for severe

burns. The incident also resulted

in damage to the aircraft.

D: Jun 27

N: RAF/AirTanker/Jet2

T: A330-243 Voyager KC2

S: G-VYGL/ZZ341

While on lease to Jet2, this

Voyager was damaged on

landing at 1555hrs at Tenerife-

Sur Reina Sofia Airport after

operating flight LS917 from

Manchester. The two rear tyres

on the port main undercarriage

were torn away, badly damaging

the wheel rims, while the two

rear tyres on the starboard

main undercarriage were also

destroyed. The aircraft was

disabled on the runway for

some time after the accident.

D: Jun 28

N/U: US Navy/VAQ-14 2

T: EA-18G Growler

S: 168382 ‘NH-504’

While unfolding its wings at

around 2140hrs, the starboard

wing was damaged when it

failed at 40° beyond the normal

down position. The incident has

been categorised as a Class A

mishap. The location was not

reported but at the time the unit

was deployed on the USS Nimitz

(CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.

Above: The damaged main undercarriage of RAF/AirTanker Voyager G-VYGL/

ZZ341 following its landing incident at Tenerife Airport on June 27 while on

lease to Jet2. Aeropuertos Tenerife

Above: The burning wreckage of Indian Air Force MiG-23UB MS3472 shortly after its crash in the Jodhpur district during a

sortie on July 6. via Twitter

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