Released: Apr. 3, 2003
Command releases F-16 accident report
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Air Force investigators have
determined pilot error caused two F-16CGs to collide Dec. 18, while performing
a four-ship night vision goggle training mission.
The two F-16CGs were recovered and both pilots were uninjured. The aircraft,
assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah,
sustained combined damage estimated at $1,771,275.
According to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report
released today, investigators determined the primary cause of the accident was
the mishap pilot misprioritized his responsibilities. He focused his attention
on analysis of a failed gauge and ceased performing the remaining procedures
required to maintain his safe position in formation, resulting in a collision.
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