Investigators have released their report into the cause of the fatal crash of Greece's F-16 at Los Lianos, Spain during a NATO exercise. The crash killed the two Greek aircrew and another nine French airmen on the ground. The F-16 veered into a flightline of aircraft almost immediately after take off. Another 17 people were seriously injured.
Investigators found that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft's control. However, a control knob for adjusting the rudder was found to be turned all the way to the right. This would cause the aircraft to yaw significantly as it took off. The unusual flight characteristic probably disoriented the pilot and the aircraft crashed just 7.8 seconds after take off. It was postulated that the rudder compensator was accidentally moved. Probably by a loose object such as an exercise document, normally secured on a kneeboard.
Elpais
Investigators found that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft's control. However, a control knob for adjusting the rudder was found to be turned all the way to the right. This would cause the aircraft to yaw significantly as it took off. The unusual flight characteristic probably disoriented the pilot and the aircraft crashed just 7.8 seconds after take off. It was postulated that the rudder compensator was accidentally moved. Probably by a loose object such as an exercise document, normally secured on a kneeboard.
Elpais
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