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F-16 Accident Reports for 2005

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Found 20 aircraft, displaying 16- 20 [Sorted by Date]
Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info Details
28 Oct 2005 [ sto] 85469 85- 1469 USAF 175 FS F-16C Block 30 A AIB Report Details
Damaged in flight during an air refueling with a KC-10A #83-0081 at 10:31 hours. The aircraft landed safely but it is estimated to be some time to be repaired as a bulkhead was severely damaged. Closure rate of the F-16 to the KC-10 was slightly higher then normal. The boom operator pulled the boom up too quickly and in an effort to prevent the boom from hitting the tail of the KC-10 the boom operator overcompensated and the boom came back down hitting the F-16. This was barely a class A mishap.
17 Nov 2005 [ act] E-609 80- 3609 RDAF Esk 726 F-16A Block 20 MLU Details
A double main wheel tire explosion during landing caused the aircraft to leave the runway with substantional damage to the nose section. It is repairable though. The pilot on the flight was Captain T. M. Kristensen.
22 Nov 2005 [ act] 90824 90- 0824 USAF 14 FS F-16C Block 50 B Details
This aircraft made an emergency landing Ninoy Aquino Manila International AP, Philippines due to hydraulic problems. Aircraft was on a return leg from Cope India 05 and was not damaged. Volunteers had to be recruited to push the aircraft to it's parkings space on the ramp as the aircraft lost power after landing. A US Air Force C-130 aircraft arrived Thursday 08 Dec at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to deliver a new engine for the F-16. It was initially reported that the jet lost its hydraulics and emergency brakes en route to the Misawa Air Base in Japan. Inspection of the jet, piloted by Capt. Justin Dupuis, showed that its engine had to be replaced.
28 Nov 2005 [ act] 89133 89- 2133 USAF 36 FS F-16C Block 40 G Details
While landing in a severe cross wind, the jet departed the runway during landing roll at Osan AB, Korea. Right main landing gear collapsed and was ripped off the aircraft leaving a hole in bulkhead 341 where the strut mounts the clevis. Much more damage was done to the entire airframe. When the engine was removed, pry bars were used to open the CSD door because the standby generator and the system pump had been crushed together. Although a class-A mishap, the aircraft was still repaired and returned to the 36th FS.
Dec 2005 [ act] J-066 87- 0066 RNlAF Test Group F-16B Block 20 MLU Details
An activist entered Woensdrecht AB and damaged the aircraft extensively.

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Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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