FACh F-16BM landing problem

Alfakilo 03 · Post by **Alfakilo 03** » 31 Mar 2012, 18:45

For those who are interested. A former RNlAF F-16BM that is now in service with Grupo 8 of the FACh encountered a "slight" problem during landing at its home base of Cerro Moreno near the city of Antofagasta in the north of Chile.

http://www.cooperativa.cl/avion-f-16-de ... 35214.html

CJ

http://www.cjvanderende.com

evhest · Post by **evhest** » 31 Mar 2012, 20:09

Crizz wrote:They forgot the landing gear...

Don't be so sure.... On the first pic, it appears the nosegear door is down.

RobertMB · Post by **RobertMB** » 31 Mar 2012, 23:53

The crew declared an emergency after a landing gear malfunction and landed with a partly deployed landing gear. The damage seems to be substantial, but the fighter was towed away by a vehicle later on its own (three) wheels.

Aircraft involved was F-16BM 735 (ex RNLAF J-655, c/n 6E-20)

See also URL: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=144719

BR,

Robert

pipichantal · Post by **pipichantal** » 01 Apr 2012, 01:09

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