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F-16 Hits Streetlight During Training Drill in Eastern Taiwan

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​An F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday struck a streetlight during a training exercise in eastern Taiwan. The incident happened during a combat readiness runway landing drill at Hualien Air Base, when the aircraft came in too low on approach and its landing gear hit a streetlight cover.

F-16 Accident

 

REPORTER:  

An F-16 fighter jet has hit a streetlight during a training drill in eastern Taiwan.

 

The accident occurred during a combat readiness runway landing drill at Hualien Air Base. The F-16 came in too low on approach, causing its landing gear to strike a streetlight cover.

 

The jet landed safely with no injuries, but some nearby civilian vehicles were damaged. Taiwan’s Air Force says a special task force will investigate.

 

This is the third accident involving air force planes this year. Earlier this month, a trainer aircraft crashed, killing two pilots. And in January, an F-16 pilot went missing in Taiwan’s eastern waters.