Thunderbird flips after landing at practise for Dayton Air show

[cdnpilot77]

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/thu ... UvLKodbjM/

Here is what we know:

The plane. An F-16 Thunderbird was flipped on its top when a strong gust of wind hit the plane after it landed. The plane was taxiing to a staging area before it ended up in the grass.

Bad weather. Radar tracked sustained winds of 30 mph during just before 1 p.m. Throughout the day there has been heavy rain with some areas receiving 2 inches per hour.

[lownslow]

Wow, how much wind does it take to blow a F-16 onto its back? With the wing loading being in the same range as a manhole cover you'd think all of the tents and crappers set up for the airshow would be long gone too.

Hope the two(?) on board are okay.

[cdnpilot77]

Some stories were saying that this was after a media fam flight, so possibly 2 onboard.

[crazyaviator]

Probably a slick taxiway, going a little too fast, mains slipped, pilot overcorrected and put her on the grass, wet and deep, she then flipped! Okay, no need for an investigation, case closed, pilot error

[cdnpilot77]

It was the #8 pilot/narrator for the performances and a technician. The tech was released from hospital and the pilot remains in hospital. Saturdays show has been cancelled and Sundays is TBD.

[badmash]

The weather doesnt look very good to be honest.