South Korean KF-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in Alaska

During the international Red Flag exercises, a South Korean KF-16 fighter jet crashed at the American Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The two-seat combat aircraft crashed, but both crew members managed to eject.

This was reported by the press service of the South Korean Air Force.

The pilots suffered relatively minor injuries and are being treated at a U.S. Army hospital, where they were examined and receiving medical care.

No serious injuries were found, other than minor burns and lacerations.

- said in a statement.

There is no exact information about the damage to the aircraft, but some media outlets claim that the nose of the fighter and the front landing gear were damaged.

An investigation is underway into the causes that led to the crash of the aircraft.

The Air Force plans to establish the exact cause of the incident in close cooperation with the American side.

- the press service of the Republic of Korea Air Force said in a statement.

The incident occurred yesterday at about 16 p.m. local time. The emergency situation arose immediately after the KF-16 took off.

A statement from the U.S. Air Force's 354th Fighter Wing said the incident occurred within the Eielson Air Force Base fence as the South Korean plane had just taken off.

This was the first in stories South Korean military aircraft crashes overseas. KF-16 fighter jets have been taking part in various military exercises since 2013.

Red Flag exercises have been held in Alaska since 1975.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

It must have been beautiful - maybe someone released a brake parachute?

[agoran]

The main TP halyard fastening earring must have a groove, the edge of which breaks and disconnects the TP in case of excess load.

[Saburov_Alexander53]

My imagination is not enough to understand how the pilots got burns when ejecting, and the plane crashed during takeoff, damaging only the nose and the front landing gear?

[Mars]

The burns are apparently from the powder charge of the ejection seat.

[Saburov_Alexander53]

The burns are apparently from the powder charge of the ejection seat.

If such a threat existed from gunpowder accelerators, then such a catapult design would never have been accepted in aviation. Here only ignition in the cabin, which is very unlikely... It remains to think that they played with matches and got burned like children

[agoran]

Here, as an option, "Oxygen 100%" is on, leak, sparking of the on-board network contact.

[Mars]

Maybe he put his hand or foot in the wrong place, it’s not that simple there either.

[Vladimirsky]

In the old days, ejecting at low altitude (near the ground) was fatal - the parachute often did not have time to open... Maybe the slant-eyed ones improved it?

[Chromis]

In the same Sknylov, both pilots ejected when the Su-27 was already furrowing the lawn with spectators.

[Saburov_Alexander53]

..the parachute often did not have time to open.

Even a standard ejection from a high altitude sometimes leads to spinal injuries if the pilot has not taken an optimal position in the ejection seat. Then, after he is carried out of the cockpit together with the jet seat, the standard separation of this seat should occur... Maybe at this point the pilots set something on fire?
And the parachute opening must be worked out during the design of the catapult in all situations and should not be "frequent". Otherwise, no one will accept such a design for production. And if this happens, then somewhere there was a mistake with the packing or the ejection occurred in a completely abnormal situation from a falling apart plane. As I understand it...

[Mars]

As we can see from the exercises, the Red Flag won with a score of 1:0.

[tralflot1832]

I wanted to find out what happened at the Alaskan media base. They had a meteor shower there since June 6 - 2 helicopters (civilians were destroyed) 5 corpses and these were lucky (alive). Something is wrong in Alaska. Maybe they should go to church. Even in Alaska they caught 40 illegals, info to add.

[Comrade Beria]

It was the first time a military aircraft crashed abroad in South Korean history.

The next president of the UK is getting ready to land.

[nordscout]

There was an accident in Alaska, a South Korean fighter... And, for Russia, the "bottom line" is, WHAT??? Not to fly over Alaska or on the "KF-16"??? Or on fighters, as such??? The flight and lift personnel of the Russian Aerospace Forces are in disarray...

[ergh081]

That's where he belongs. I thought someone had already staked out this wording, I wanted to put a plus

[Pioneer1984]

I hope it's being written off? And it's a pity that the crew wasn't killed.