Fighter jet crashes after running off end of runway at Oshkosh Airshow
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An F16 jet fighter crashed after running of the end of the runway at high speed during the 2011 EAA Fly-In Airshow at Oshkosh, WI. Two F16s had just completed 3 low-level flybys. The first F16 landed and had just departed the renuway when the second one landed. It appeared to land too far down the runway. I was about two-thirds of the way along the runway, perhaps 1,000 feet from the end. The F16 passed at high-speed, much faster than the first one. It was immediately apparent that something was not right.
The jet ran off the runway. Its nose gear collapsed immediately and dug into the dirt. A huge spray for dirt shot up, perhaps 5o feet into the air. Smoke and a flame grew from the tail end. I suspect that this was due to the engine not being properly shut down.
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Within a minute, several emergency vehicles where on the scene. They did not spray any fire retardant. You can see the canopy open and I believe the pilot probably exited unharmed.
© 2011 Will Mayall
