Talk about the mother of all accidental discharges.

John_ · Oct 15, 2018

https://theaviationist.com/2018/10/14/f-16-completely-destroyed-by-another-f-16-after-mechanic-accidentally-fires-cannon-on-the-ground-in-belgium/

A 16 million dollar mistake.

oppsImissed · Oct 15, 2018

Ooops.... he didnt miss. Lol

machinedrummer · Oct 15, 2018

I bet he thought he would flip the switch and make the cannon sound with his mouth and then....wham!! No dry fire by a mechanic today.

Specularius · Oct 15, 2018

Correction, Negligent discharge. Anytime a booger hook presses a trigger, that is not an accidental discharge.

mukwah · Oct 15, 2018

That's gonna be one hell of a payroll deduction!

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Saw · Oct 15, 2018

John_ said:
https://theaviationist.com/2018/10/14/f-16-completely-destroyed-by-another-f-16-after-mechanic-accidentally-fires-cannon-on-the-ground-in-belgium/

A 16 million dollar mistake.

A lot more than $16m if you are going to replace it. They havent cost that since the 70s. Costly error nonetheless.

Not the first NG in this arena.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/06/28/Fighter-pilot-grounded-in-missile-incident/8236646545600/

John_ · Oct 15, 2018

Saw said:
A lot more than $16m if you are going to replace it. They havent cost that since the 70s. Costly error nonetheless.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/06/28/Fighter-pilot-grounded-in-missile-incident/8236646545600/

That was my minimum conservative estimate for a used F-16. I like to be conservative, not outlandish.

CatCam · Oct 15, 2018

Go to Davis-Mothan AFB on Google Earth -- as of 2/23/17 there are 158 surplus F-16's sitting out there in the desert--(Add 19 more on the run-up ramp) Maybe we could sell them a used one before it goes to scrap or a QF drone......Get a few bucks that we can use to fix ours!

CatCam · Oct 15, 2018

Actually even more -- as of 11/19/2017 I count 202 F-16's, I found another area with a bunch more......we have more aircraft in storage than most countries have in their entire Air Force!

Abby Normal · Oct 15, 2018

From the cockpit voice recorder;
Goose, there's Viper 3 o'clock low. Don't do it Mav. Don't leave Hollywood.
Hollywood your looking good. I got you Viper!
BBBEEERRRRRRRRR
OH SHEEP!

John_ · Oct 16, 2018

Abby Normal said:
From the cockpit voice recorder;
Goose, there's Viper 3 o'clock low. Don't do it Mav. Don't leave Hollywood.
Hollywood your looking good. I got you Viper!
BBBEEERRRRRRRRR
OH SHEEP!

Now dats some funny chit right dere. One of my all time fav movies.

"That was some of the best flying I've seen to date — right up to the part where you got killed."

John_ · Oct 16, 2018

CatCam said:
Go to Davis-Mothan AFB on Google Earth -- as of 2/23/17 there are 158 surplus F-16's sitting out there in the desert--(Add 19 more on the run-up ramp) Maybe we could sell them a used one before it goes to scrap or a QF drone......Get a few bucks that we can use to fix ours!

They'd probably let you have one for a great deal. 5 million, just add gas

buttanic · Oct 16, 2018

Years ago at NAS Belle Chase we had a A-4 armed with practice rockets (no explosive) come in late at night and there were no ordinance personnel to meet the plane and disarm the rockets. It was parked facing the Navy hanger and the next morning when the mechs were servicing it somehow one of the rockets fired. It went into the second floor officers locker room. Luckily no one was hurt.

John_ · Oct 16, 2018

buttanic said:
Years ago at NAS Belle Chase we had a A-4 armed with practice rockets (no explosive) come in late at night and there were no ordinance personnel to meet the plane and disarm the rockets. It was parked facing the Navy hanger and the next morning when the mechs were servicing it somehow one of the rockets fired. It went into the second floor officers locker room. Luckily no one was hurt.

Wow, that could have been a freakin disaster even tho it was inert! A buddy of mine was a AF sheetmetal mechanic (retired). Went to Saudi for the Gulf war and repaired A-10s. Brought me back a spent 30mm casing fired over there, on my shelf.

Magdump · Oct 17, 2018

Specularius said:
Correction, Negligent discharge. Anytime a booger hook presses a trigger, that is not an accidental discharge.

I’m thinking it’s possible to cause the weapon to fire without even accessing the cockpit. Nonetheless, an aircraft mech should know better.

mineralman55 · Oct 17, 2018

First Belgian aircraft victory since WW1.

smith625 · Nov 8, 2018

could be Antifa?

Gus McCrae · Nov 8, 2018

Specularius said:
Correction, Negligent discharge. Anytime a booger hook presses a trigger, that is not an accidental discharge.

Might not have involved a booger hook and trigger. This machine is slightly more complicated than a handgun.

Talk about the mother of all accidental discharges.

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