Lockheed-Martin F-16CG accident near Bradenton, FL
On November 16, 2000, a Lockheed-Martin F-16CG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bradenton, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 16, 2000
- Place
- Bradenton, FL
- Aircraft
- Lockheed-Martin F-16CG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.435°N, 82.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22313
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 16, 2000, at 1548 eastern standard time, a U.S. Air Force F-16CG, operated by the 347th Wing, Air Combat Command, collided in mid air with a Cessna 172, N73829, near Bradenton, Florida. The F-16, based at Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Valdosta, Georgia, was on a low-altitude training mission. The Cessna 172, registered to Crystal Aero Group, was operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airline transport (ATP)-rated Cessna pilot was killed. The F-16 pilot, who held a commercial pilot's certificate, ejected from the airplane and sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The accident F-16 was part of a flight of two F-16s. A composite military instrument flight rules (IFR)/visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The two F-16s departed Moody AFB at 1513. The Cessna 172 departed Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) Sarasota, Florida, about 1541. No flight plan was filed. The accident F-16 pilot, who was using call sign Ninja 2, stated that he was maintaining visual formation with his flight lead, call sign Ninja 1, when he saw a blur "like a sheet of white" appear in front of him. He stated that the airplane shuddered violently, and part of the canopy on the left side was broken away. The accident pilot stated that wind, smoke, and a strong electrical smell filled the cockpit. He stated that he called his flight lead several times, but could not hear a reply. Because the airplane was still controllable, he decided to try to reach MacDill AFB, and he began a right turn
Probable cause
the failure of the F-16 flight lead pilot and F-16 accident pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout while maneuvering. Factors contributing to the accident were: the F-16 flight lead pilot’s decision to discontinue radar traffic advisory service, the F-16 flight lead pilot’s failure to identify a position error in his aircraft’s navigational system, the F-16 pilots subsequent inadvertent entr
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
