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Aviation accident MIA01FA028

1 fatal · Lockheed-Martin F-16CG · 2000-11-16 · BRADENTON, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
MIA01FA028
Event ID
20001212X22313
Type
Accident
Date
2000-11-16
Location
BRADENTON, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.434999, -82.449996

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Lockheed-Martin
Model
F-16CG
Registration
USAF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

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 entry into class C airspace without establishing and maintaining required communications with air traffic control (ATC); and ATC’s lack of awareness that there was more than one F-16 aircraft in the formation flight, which reduced the ATC controllers ability to detect and resolve the conflict that resulted in the collision.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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