Two VFA-137 F/A-18E collide over Nevada, one down, crew safe

[pjotrtje]

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Two single seat, F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, were involved in a mid-air collision at approximately 10 p.m. last night while on a routine training mission flying in the Fallon Range Training Complex. Neither pilot was injured. Both aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA 137) based at NAS Lemoore.

One pilot safely landed his aircraft with reported damage at 10:13 p.m. at NAS Fallon. The other aircraft crashed in a remote area east of NAS Fallon. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered near the crash site at 11:20 p.m. by the NAS Fallon "Longhorns" Search and Rescue team, which flew a SH-60F Seahawk helicopter to the site. The pilot was transported to a local medical facility for further evaluation and has since been released.

The cause of the mishap is under investigation.

[maurits]

Hi,
From msf:

Mishap Date: 03/15/2010 Severity: A FM Time: 21:56 Evt Ser: 70178
Reference: VFA-137 161106MAR10
Acft: F018E Count: Y Destroyed: Y Major Command: COMNAVAIRPAC
Custodian: VFA-137 Fatalities: 0 Buno: 165908
Acft: F018E Count: N Destroyed: N Major Command: COMNAVAIRPAC
Custodian: VFA-137 Fatalities: 0 Buno: 165905
Location: FALLON NAS
Summary: TWO ACFT COLLIDED DURING TRAINING MISSION. ONE ACFT RETURNED
SAFELY.