May 16, 20196 yr Author https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/05/16/watch-live-f-16-crashes-in-riverside-county/ Local news reporting pilot ejected. Hoping pilot and everybody on the ground is ok. Sounds like the jet went into a building north of the base. That is a pretty dense area.
May 17, 20196 yr Glad to hear the pilot got out and sounds alright. Hope no-one was in that warehouse. Looks like it belonged to the 114th FW SDANG. Edited May 17, 20196 yr by Sledge Hammer
May 17, 20196 yr Oddly enough, I was standing out on the ramp in front of baseops at March and saw it crash. Very surreal.
May 17, 20196 yr Article I read said the building’s extinguisher system killed the fire pretty quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 17, 20196 yr Hydrazine considerations? I know that stuff is nasty as hell but how would that affect CFR?
May 17, 20196 yr Check this picture out. It looks like it was almost zero forward airspeed at impact.
May 17, 20196 yr Yeah, 114th has rhe alert det on the north side of the base. Hydrazine will burn up quickly in a fire. But if no fire (and even if fire), it there is no life safety considerations or rescue needs, then the fire can be controlled from a distance until HAZMAT crews can safe the scene.
May 17, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, MooseAg03 said: Article I read said the building’s extinguisher system killed the fire pretty quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Doesn't look like any sort of fire started.
May 17, 20196 yr I told the story at an airshow party tonight, and will skip the details here. All of the RUMINT I've received makes a lot of sense, though. Readers Digest: When I saw it, my first milli-second impression was "that's pretty dumb to be shining your ass here, and that low". Apparently he ejected right before I was looking because I never saw the ejection. Saw the last ~5 seconds of flight. No fireball, no fire. Just disappeared in to the warehouse in full AB. Edited May 17, 20196 yr by HuggyU2
May 17, 20196 yr Reported to be Hydraulic failure.Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
May 17, 20196 yr Doesn't look like any sort of fire started.That’s crazy, supposedly it was also on takeoff. You’d think it would be full of gas and would have burned at least a little bit. Lucky for those in the ground, I read 3 injured and one of those was serious.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 17, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, di1630 said: Reported to be Hydraulic failure. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app dual system failure is pretty unlikely unless it was a catastrophic pdu or adg failure and even the you'd have the epu pump
May 17, 20196 yr The infamous tower shaft fail? I doubt it, well wait for the report Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
May 17, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, MooseAg03 said: You’d think it would be full of gas and would have burned at least a little bit. You’d think. Often crashes with no fire = no gas. Wouldn’t be the first bubba to get airborne with less than expected for various reasons.
May 17, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, MooseAg03 said: supposedly it was also on takeoff. I don't know, but not everyone agrees with that statement.
May 17, 20196 yr Just read another story that says no injuries on the ground. Sure wish there was some sort of integrity in news reporting these days.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 17, 20196 yr VIDEO: F-16 goes down moments before it crashes into building | ABC7 Edited May 17, 20196 yr by waveshaper
May 17, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, matmacwc said: The infamous tower shaft fail? The news needs to get 4 Quarts on the horn ASAP for some expert commentary.
May 18, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, brabus said: The news needs to get 4 Quarts on the horn ASAP for some expert commentary. It’s early, I don’t get it. The private Viper pilots Facebook page has some good info
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