Article: AIR FORCE RELEASES REPORT ON TYNDALL F-15 ACCIDENT

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, March 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release:

By Capt. John Severns AETC Public Affairs

An investigation of the November 13, 2008, F-15C Eagle mishap at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., concluded that a sequence of flight analysis and assessment errors by the pilot led to the aircraft overrunning the runway and all paved surfaces.

The accident resulted in $1.25 million damage to the airplane and $37,000 damage to the airfield and on-base environmental clean-up costs. There were no injuries as a result of the mishap.

After taking off for an approved training mission, the mishap aircraft's landing gear failed ...

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