Another HUAF Gripen accident, 2015.06.10

[Levente]

Another HUAF Gripen accident at Kecskemét AFB. The 30 serial number Gripen had a nose gear problem, and after using all the fuel, the plane landed without gears on the airfield. Sadly the plane started to turn away to the left and the pilot decided the eject. He is safe, but had minor injuries and a Medevac helo transfer him to the nearest hospital. As of now, it seems the plane can fly in the near future, said by the Ministry of Defence. Both SAR Mi-8 helo from the Air force were scrambled before the Gripen landed.
Article in Hungarian, included by photos:

http://lhsn.hu/ujabb-gripen-baleset-fol ... n-frissul/

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... se-413402/

Hungarian media claims one of the nation’s Saab Gripens has crashed – the second in less than a month – leading to reports that Budapest has grounded its fleet until further notice.

News outlet Hungary Today has revealed that Lt Gen Zoltán Orosz, deputy chief of the defence staff,
reports that Maj Sándor Kádár was on a training run on 10 June when he reported that the Gripen’s forward landing gear was not working.

Kádár then attempted a belly landing and ejected when he lost control of the aircraft.

Orosz says the aircraft is likely to be repairable, but the whole fleet will now be inspected, Hungary Today says.

[Leadfoot]

Video with the belly landing (+ pics of the plane after the recovery at the end of the video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LVQe09wjQ

[Bennie]

Video with the belly landing (+ pics of the plane after the recovery at the end of the video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LVQe09wjQ

Well camouflaged belly she has now!!

[patrick dirksen]

Interesting footage of the belly landing! I don't see a picture of the aircraft after recovery though?

[Canberra TT.18]

Patrick
I the film the Gripen ' 30' rolls on its own wheels behind a truck. it looks remarkable well after the belly landing.

Pieter

[patrick dirksen]

Ah, ok. It looked indeed SO remarkably well that I thought this was some older footage. But now I look again I see the grass hanging from the droptanks etcetera.