F-16 Military Plane Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews: Sources

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: NBC News

F-16 Military Plane Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews: Sources

by Tom Costello, Hans Nichols and Erik Ortiz

An F-16 military jet crashed Wednesday morning in Camp Springs, Maryland, near Joint Base Andrews, sources told NBC News.

The pilot ejected successfully, a military official confirmed. There is no update on his injuries.

A second person also ejected from the aircraft.

The Prince George's County Fire Department confirmed it is investigating a plane crash. Some roads surrounding the crash site were immediately closed, reported NBC Washington.


Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/f-16-military-plane-crashes-near-joint-base-andrews-sources-n742886

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Not to make light of the situation, but I left my scanner, which is loaded with aviation frequencies, at home. I hope no one's hurt.

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AIRCRAFT DOWN
04/05/17 09:44 (CLINTON - 8D3 / 8D5) UPDATE: COMMAND/INCIDENT COMMANDER & AAFB FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW RPTG ONLY 1 SOB, EJECTED & TRANSPORTED BY USAF HELICOPTER TO HOSPITAL {MAR160}
AIRCRAFT DOWN
04/05/17 09:38 (CLINTON - 8D3 TAC 10) UPDATE: M825 ON SCENE 2 PARACHUTING SOB @ 4200 STEED CT, BC885 INCIDENT COMMAND REQ. 2ND ALARM, EVACUATING NEIGHBORHOOD {MAR160}
AIRCRAFT DOWN
04/05/17 09:30 (CLINTON - 8D3 TAC 10) ANDREWS AFB REPORTING FIGHTER JET CRASH WITH 2 OCCUPANTS PARACHUTING AFTER EJECTION, E825 ON SCENE MUTUAL-AID: NDW {MAR160}

[elleng]

1. 'Thanks.' Heard it,

and will drive past there in about an hour.

I frequently see military aircraft flying over my house, hear the roars first, and think 'what if.'

Imagining watching one of those HUGE planes descending near one's neighborhood! OMG!

[reflection]

3. I'm sure it's Obama's fault. n/t

[Quackers]

4. Aren't F-16's single pilot aircraft?

Wonder why they reported two parachuters?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I'm no expert. Training version?

Notable accidents and incidents

The F-16 has been involved in over 650 hull-loss accidents as of June 2016. {Maybe 651 now.}
....

On 23 March 1994, during a joint Army-Air Force exercise at Pope AFB, North Carolina, F-16D (AF Serial No. 88-0171) of the 23d Fighter Wing / 74th Fighter Squadron was simulating an engine-out approach when it collided with a USAF C-130E. Both F-16 crew members ejected, but their aircraft, on full afterburner, continued on an arc towards Green Ramp and struck a USAF C-141 that was being boarded by US Army paratroopers. This accident resulted in 24 fatalities and at least 100 others injured. It has since been known as the "Green Ramp disaster".

On 15 September 2003, a USAF Thunderbird F-16C crashed during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Captain Christopher Stricklin attempted a "Split S" maneuver based on an incorrect mean-sea-level altitude of the airfield. Climbing to only 1,670 ft (510 m) above ground level instead of 2,500 ft (760 m), Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver, but was able to guide the aircraft away from spectators and ejected less than one second before impact. Stricklin survived with only minor injuries; the aircraft was destroyed. USAF procedure for demonstration "Split-S" maneuvers was changed, requiring both pilots and controllers to use above-ground-level (AGL) altitudes.



[font size=1]A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot ejects from the F-16 just before impact at an air show in September 2003.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III - This Image was released by the United States Air Force....

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho — Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he could not save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982. The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)[/font]

And:

PBR Bull Rider Gets To Experience Different Kind Of Rush In SD Air National Guard’s F-16

March 30, 2017 by Jill Johnson

The PBR is in Sioux Falls for the third straight year with events on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center wasn’t the only stop on one bull rider’s list while in town. KDLT’s Jill Johnson takes us to the South Dakota Air National Guard where Stetson Lawerence got to experience the ride of his life.

Lawerence said, “I’m more calm getting on a bull because I can predict what’s going to happen.”

Lawerence is no stranger to an adrenaline rush. His living is making the most out of eight seconds. But today he’s suiting up for a different kind of ride in an F-16.

“I don’t know what to expect,” said Lawerence. ... But first, the PBR Bull Rider was taken through some gear, ejection and parachute training.

[Brother Buzz]

6. This plane was a single seater and the report of a second crewmember has been retracted

However, there is one variant of the F 16 that is a two seater

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Mabye the observers mistook the canopy or ejection seat for a second crewmember.

Thanks for the update.

[tcbrola]

9. DC ANG 113 WG/121 FS F-16C/Ds

http://www.f-16.net/units_article16.html

[Angleae]

13. F-16C 1 seat, F-16D 2 seat

Same goes for F-15C/D, F-18C/D, F-18E/F

[Thor_MN]

8. INCIDENT COMMANDER & AAFB FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW RPTG ONLY 1 SOB

I know it means Soul On Board, but calling the pilot an SOB is kind of adding insult to injury..

[Saboburns]

10. Did they have to call the pilot a SOB?

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Seems he was having a bad enough day ejecting from his air craft which then proceeded to crash and burn.

[Brother Buzz]

11. He's gonna be calling his superordinates SOB's....

by the time he finishes all the paperwork.

[LongTomH]

12. SOB is an acronym for 'Souls On Board'

It's used regularly in airline records.

[Major Nikon]

14. It's an FAA term

It's supposed to avoid confusion on how many people are on board during an emergency. Sometimes the crew still reports the number of passengers only, instead of also including the number of crew members which is important information for emergency response.

[Adrahil]

15. The term SOB started as a joke.... at least as I heard it...

We usually just use "souls" these days where I work or occasionally, "crew and pax."