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24 August 2011:
F-16 #6692 of the 401st Composite Wing, ROCAF, based at Hua Lien AB.

After 9 AM, during landing, flew too low, and left landing gear hit and broke lightning rod and metal frame on a power lines pole, 11 m AGL, at entrance of 12 Lane, Jia Bei 2 Street, Xin Cheng Town. Loud noise surprised residents.

Jia Xin Village mayor QIU Ming Xiong claimed fighters usually landed more to the north of the densely populated 12 Lane.

About 6-7 AM, two sorties of F-16s took off for regular training.
After 9 AM, F-16s RTB.
ROCAF explained they were landing on a combat-readiness runway that was seldom used.

Photos:
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xgd3.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xgco.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xge6.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xgb8.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xge7.html
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/ ... 2xha0.html
http://web.pts.org.tw/php/news/pts_news ... ENO=189068

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31 July 2012:
ROC MND confirmed media reports that flares bought for F-16s were defective.
In each of 2005 and 2008, ROCAF bought MJU-7A/B flares.

Total quantity is 70 thousand shots.

ROCAF used and found some flares were defective.
In 2009, ROC MND sued supplier(s), and asked CSIST (Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology) to resolve the problem.
CSIST completed its research, and probably would improve the flares by 2013.

Reportedly, the two batches of flares cost over NT$ 60 mil.
They can't, or fail to, fire.
They remain in warehouses, and aren't used.

Links:
http://www.bcc.com.tw/news/newsview.asp?cde=1842437
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20120731/7488817.html
http://newtalk.tw/news_read.php?oid=27736

15 May 2013:
F-16A <a href="http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4085/">#6622</a> KE-450 of the 455th Composite Wing, ROCAF, based at Chia Yi AB.

About 14:00h, departed Chia Yi AB.
Around 14:30h, during one-aircraft training flight, crashed into sea, southwest of Chia Yi. Pilot ejected.
About 3:27 PM, rescued by ROCAF S-70C SAR helo, and returned to hospital at or near Chia Yi AB.

First Lieutenant WU Yan Ting

26year
90th Class, ROCAF Academy
Total flight time: +/- 300 hours
F-16 flight time: +/- 60 hours
Student/trainee pilot during conversion phase.

After this accident, ROCAF ORBAT has 144 F-16s.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... humbnails=

Taiwan - Air Force
Lockheed Martin F-16A Fighting Falcon
6622 / 331 (cn TA-22)

More links:
http://www.f-16.net/news_article4738.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/chin ... rash.shtml
http://news.cnyes.com/Content/20130515/ ... AWQQ.shtml
http://news.cnyes.com/Content/20130515/ ... B86I.shtml
http://www.nownews.com/2013/05/15/301-2939122.htm

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