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Accident Reports

D: May 24 at approximately 2218hrs local
N/U: US Navy/VFA-204 time, a flash fire occurred
T: F/A-18A+ Hornet in a drip pan containing fuel
S: 162856 ‘AF-410’ under the aircraft, injuring
During post-flight two Marines from VMFA-112
troubleshooting at 1330hrs the who were performing routine
aircraft generator caught fire, maintenance on the Hornet.
resulting in Class A damage. They were treated for severe
The location was not reported, burns. The incident also resulted
but the unit is based at Naval in damage to the aircraft.
Air Station Joint Reserve Base
New Orleans, Louisiana. D: Jun 27
N: RAF/AirTanker/Jet2
D: May 30 T: A330-243 Voyager KC2
N/U: French Navy/35F S: G-VYGL/ZZ341
SAR Detachment While on lease to Jet2, this
T: AS365N3+ Dauphin Above: The damaged main undercarriage of RAF/AirTanker Voyager G-VYGL/ Voyager was damaged on
S: 6928 ‘Kea’ ZZ341 following its landing incident at Tenerife Airport on June 27 while on landing at 1555hrs at Tenerife-
During a practice emergency lease to Jet2. Aeropuertos Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia Airport after
landing at Moorea Airport, Upon arriving at Warsaw- The aircraft continued with the operating flight LS917 from
French Polynesia, at 1115hrs Chopin Airport, Poland, from take-off and then circled the Manchester. The two rear tyres
local time, the helicopter landed Kazakhstan, this aircraft base while the extent of the on the port main undercarriage
with the undercarriage retracted. appeared to have a problem damage was assessed by an F-5 were torn away, badly damaging
Fortunately, it remained upright, and circled the airfield for pilot who had been dispatched the wheel rims, while the two
but damage to the underside several minutes before making to fly alongside and check the rear tyres on the starboard
of the Dauphin rendered it an emergency landing just undercarriage. After burning main undercarriage were also
unflyable and caused a fuel after 1800hrs, during which the off fuel, the aircraft made an destroyed. The aircraft was
leak, although there was no underside was damaged. The emergency landing at 2121hrs disabled on the runway for
fire. Both crew escaped injury. accident blocked Runway 33 for at Rio de Janeiro-Antônio Carlos some time after the accident.
The incident caused the airport several hours. No injuries were Jobim International Airport.
to be closed until the disabled reported among the unspecified After touchdown, the port D: Jun 28
helicopter and some debris on number of personnel on board. undercarriage partially collapsed, N/U: US Navy/VAQ-142
the runway could be removed. causing the aircraft to veer off T: EA-18G Growler
D: Jun 24 the side of the runway. The two S: 168382 ‘NH-504’
D: Jun 21 N/U: Brazilian Air Force/3° ETA pilots and flight engineer were While unfolding its wings at
N/U: Russian Aerospace Forces/ T: VC-97 (EMB-120RT) uninjured and damage to the around 2140hrs, the starboard
209th AB Brasilia aircraft appeared to be minor. wing was damaged when it
T: Yak-130 S: FAB-2002 failed at 40° beyond the normal
S: ‘43 White’/RF-44496 As it took off from Base Aérea D: Jun 25 down position. The incident has
While landing at Borisoglebsk de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, at N/U: US Marine Corps/VMFA- been categorised as a Class A
the nose wheel collapsed. around 1840hrs during touch- 112 mishap. The location was not
Damage appeared to be limited and-go training, the aircraft hit T: F/A-18A+ Hornet reported but at the time the unit
to the nose and it is assumed a capybara, causing damage to S: 162428 ‘MA-02’ was deployed on the USS Nimitz
that the crew was uninjured. the port main undercarriage. At MCAS Miramar, California, (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.
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 Above: The burning wreckage of Indian Air Force MiG-23UB MS3472 shortly after its crash in the Jodhpur district during a
T: C295M sortie on July 6. via Twitter
Abbreviations: D: Date N/U: Nationality/Units T: Type S: Serials

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