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Crash of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Sharana AFB
Date & Time:
Jun 4, 2010
Operator:
Registration:
S9-BAT
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4134
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft slid on its belly for few dozen metres then veered off runway to the right and came to rest in a sandy area. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the airplane touched down few metres short of runway 14/32 which is 4,265 feet long, causing the landing gear to be torn off.
Crash of a Lockheed C.3A Hercules in Brize Norton
Date & Time:
May 6, 2010
Operator:
Registration:
XV304
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lyneham - Brize Norton
MSN:
4272
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a troop transfer mission between RAF Lyneham and Brize Norton. Following an uneventful flight, the four engine aircraft made a wheels up landing at Brize Norton Airport. It slid on the runway for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It appears that the crew failed to follow the approach checklist and forgot to lower the undercarriage. There was no reaction or any corrective action from the crew when the alarm sounded in the cockpit on approach, informing the crew that the undercarriage was not lowered. No technical anomalies were found on the aircraft or its equipment.
Crash of a Lockheed KC-130J Hercules in Pisa: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 23, 2009 at 1410 LT
Operator:
Registration:
MM62176
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pisa - Pisa
MSN:
5497
YOM:
2000
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed on a railway road located 3 km southwest of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forced and a post crash fire and all five occupants from the 46th Squadron were killed.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules off San Clemente Island: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 29, 2009 at 1909 LT
Operator:
Registration:
1705
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
McClellan AFB - McClellan AFB
MSN:
4993
YOM:
1984
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While performing a SAR mission for a 12 foot boat that was missing since two days, the aircraft collided with a Bell AH-1 Suber Cobra operated by the US Marine Corps. Both machines crashed into the sea some 24 km off the San Clemente Island and all occupants were missing. SAR were abandoned on 01NOV2013 as no trace of the Hercules and the Cobra were found. It appears that the Cobra's crew was taking part of an exercise in an area reserved for training missions. At the time of the accident, the Cobra had its anticollision lights and IFF transponder switched off.
Probable cause:
USAF and US authorities concluded that no single factor or individual act or omission was the cause of the collision. Investigations concluded that it was the consequence of a tragic confluence of events, missed opportunities, and procedure/policy issues in an airspace where most aircraft fly under a "see-and-avoid" regime. A contributory factor was that FACSFAC San Diego did not provide operational priority to the crew of the Lockheed Hercules.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Madiun: 100 killed
Date & Time:
May 20, 2009 at 0630 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A-1325
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Jakarta – Madiun
MSN:
4917
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
98
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
100
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft departed Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport on a flight to Madiun, carrying Indonesian soldiers/officers and family members. On final approach to Madiun-Iswahyudi Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft collided with four houses and eventually crashed in a rice paddy field. 98 occupants as well as two people on the ground were killed while 14 other occupants were seriously injured.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Egypt
Date & Time:
Feb 24, 2009
Operator:
Registration:
1272
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4714
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission with touch-and-go on an airbase somewhere in Egypt. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed on landing and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties. The aircraft had the dual registration SU-BAC (civil) and 1272 (military).
Crash of a Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules off Davao City: 11 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 25, 2008 at 2055 LT
Operator:
Registration:
4593
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Davao City – Iloilo City
MSN:
4593
YOM:
1975
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft departed Davao City Airport at 2051LT on a flight to Iloilo City where members of the Presidential Security Group should be picked up for Manila. During initial climb, the crew was cleared to climb to 18,000 feet when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea about 4 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules at Bagram AFB
Date & Time:
Aug 5, 2008
Operator:
Registration:
1212
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4985
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing a humanitarian mission to Bagram AFB. After landing in poor weather conditions, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no injuries among the crew but the aircraft was destroyed.
