F16 crash in riverside county

[cj5.5]

Originally Posted by DirtRoads

It was probably some sort of experimental aircraft. F-16 is an easy coverup.

[EverNoob]

Originally Posted by korda

I don’t know how to link a Facebook video but there’s one up from a guy who worked in the warehouse. Pretty crazy.

Originally Posted by sceep

Hey at least we got video with wicked awesome 1984 bank camera resolution!

WTF is up with that 240p camera? That's the most suspicious part of the whole deal.

And it was on a military reserve base, and Jose goes "a military jet just crashed into our building" like yeah, right, one did.

Pluse the EPU just makes ammonia, and they call a hazmat team? Just wipe it up with some rags soaked in bleach, wah-la, problem solved.

[87manche]

Originally Posted by EverNoob

WTF is up with that 240p camera? That's the most suspicious part of the whole deal.

And it was on a military reserve base, and Jose goes "a military jet just crashed into our building" like yeah, right, one did.

Pluse the EPU just makes ammonia, and they call a hazmat team? Just wipe it up with some rags soaked in bleach, wah-la, problem solved.

looked like it was from a dash cam and the news people got a little too carried away with the super troopers enhance button.

because we'd allrather look at a big undefined blob than see the entire scene.

[paragon]

F-16 goes down moments before it crashes into building near March Air Reserve Base

https://abc7.com/video-f-16-goes-dow...lding/5304382/

[flipperfan99]

Originally Posted by EverNoob

WTF is up with that 240p camera? That's the most suspicious part of the whole deal.

And it was on a military reserve base, and Jose goes "a military jet just crashed into our building" like yeah, right, one did.

Pluse the EPU just makes ammonia, and they call a hazmat team? Just wipe it up with some rags soaked in bleach, wah-la, problem solved.

There is a big difference between just ammonia and hydrazine.

[GonPostal]

Originally Posted by Bubba the Red

Apparently built and fell out of the sky like a cinder block.

I wonder of the pilot somehow managed to "stall" the F16, to a point he figured it would drop straight down; as opposed to letting it glide and smear the landscape below.....

That sure is a relatively compact, square hole....

[arickvan]

no plane parts? little damage to building?

i smell another pentagon situation

[paragon]

Originally Posted by GonPostal

I wonder of the pilot somehow managed to "stall" the F16, to a point he figured it would drop straight down; as opposed to letting it glide and smear the landscape below.....

That sure is a relatively compact, square hole....

been stated he was having hydraulic problems

[arickvan]

Originally Posted by gunracer1

i may have built that cream puff. but that almost looks like one of the swept wing versions they built. nasa had some for a while.

edit: HOLY YUGE PIC! sorry new smaller pic

[posford]

Originally Posted by paragon

https://abc7.com/video-f-16-goes-dow...lding/5304382/

[mobil1syn]

Originally Posted by GonPostal

I wonder of the pilot somehow managed to "stall" the F16, to a point he figured it would drop straight down; as opposed to letting it glide and smear the landscape below.....

That sure is a relatively compact, square hole....

based on the hole, i suspect it landed in between rafters and just took everything with it leaving a square hole.

overhead someone from calfire talking about this when i was getting coffee this morning. when the plane leave north on the runway, they bank hard west, engine stalled, pilot ejected and landed on the runway, plane landed in warehouse.

[paragon]

Originally Posted by mobil1syn

based on the hole, i suspect it landed in between rafters and just took everything with it leaving a square hole.

overhead someone from calfire talking about this when i was getting coffee this morning. when the plane leave north on the runway, they bank hard west, engine stalled, pilot ejected and landed on the runway, plane landed in warehouse.

I thought I read somewhere that he was landing

[sceep]

Originally Posted by paragon

I thought I read somewhere that he was landing

Everything I have read states takeoff.

Oh and, Obligatory:

You Tube

You Tube

[mobil1syn]

Originally Posted by paragon

I thought I read somewhere that he was landing

all the the planes ive seen come and go there approach from the south and take off headed north.

[Landslide]

Originally Posted by Bubba the Red

F-16's are square? Who knew?

I surprised it doesn’t look like this too.

[crowbar7]

Originally Posted by Overbear

curious why they would shut down the freeway when, at least looking at maps, the building is no where fucking close to it.

In the video that building looks pretty close to the freeway and it was loaded with ordnance. One of the few things I actually know about is ordnance and the freeway is well within the kill range of many weapons. I say it was a good call.

[sceep]

Originally Posted by Overbear

curious why they would shut down the freeway when, at least looking at maps, the building is no where fucking close to it.

532' assuming I have pinpointed the correct building. Its the only one around with the windows and vents spaced to match the pic we have. Paint and wall parking lot match up as well.

[trampas]

Spending any time shutting Overbear up is not where this thread needs to go. Thank you.

[paragon]

Originally Posted by sceep

Everything I have read states takeoff.

An F-16 returning to March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley after a routine training mission crashed after its hydraulics failed and its pilot ejected, base officials said Thursday.

The jet crashed into a building off the base, on Van Buren Boulevard near the 215 Freeway, about 3:45 p.m.

Captured on a dashboard camera by a commuter on the freeway, the jet appeared to be leaning to one side as it dropped to the ground outside the base.

The pilot had reported hydraulics problems and said he was returning to base when he was forced to eject moments before impact, said the base’s deputy fire chief, Timothy Holliday.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...-16-story.html

they can't get it straight in the same article.

I bet the plane went down before it crashed, also

The crash happened as the pilot was landing following a routine training mission, March Air Reserve Base Deputy Fire Chief Timothy Holliday said. Witnesses reported seeing the jet shutter and roll moments before it plummeted to the ground.

“The pilot was having hydraulic problems,” Holliday said. “He started losing control of the aircraft.”

https://www.argusleader.com/story/ne...ia/3705467002/

[paragon]

Originally Posted by Overbear

curious why they would shut down the freeway when, at least looking at maps, the building is no where fucking close to it.

so that there would be no air to car missile mishaps

[sceep]

Originally Posted by paragon

they can't get it straight in the same article.

Gotcha.

Google earth seems to indicate most likely a take off based on crash site, landing rubber on the tarmac and traffic on the runway.

I'm just a rookie keyboard sleuth though so who knows.

[crowbar7]

Originally Posted by sceep

Gotcha.

Google earth seems to indicate most likely a take off based on crash site, landing rubber on the tarmac and traffic on the runway.

I'm just a rookie keyboard sleuth though so who knows. <a href="https://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/smilies/laughing.gif" border="0" alt="" title="laughing" >:-)</a>

It was extremely rare for aircraft to come back with ordnance. The whole point of the training is to drop or fire what you brought for practice. I would guess that he had problems right after v2 and tried to make it back or around. I doubt he actually went on his training mission. Just my thoughts.

[paragon]

Originally Posted by crowbar7

It was extremely rare for aircraft to come back with ordnance. The whole point of the training is to drop or fire what you brought for practice. I would guess that he had problems right after v2 and tried to make it back or around. I doubt he actually went on his training mission. Just my thoughts.

ummm..... no

he likely had sidewinders and/or amraams due to his role as an alert aircraft under NORAD

[Crisbee1]

Someone pointed his garage door clicker at it. POS can't fly without flight control computers. Blame it on the hydraulic system

[mobil1syn]

Originally Posted by sceep

Gotcha.

Google earth seems to indicate most likely a take off based on crash site, landing rubber on the tarmac and traffic on the runway.

I'm just a rookie keyboard sleuth though so who knows.

you are correct. i used live at the red X and the blue loop is a semi regular mtb loop. all the planes ive seen there in the past 10 years follow the orange path. there is a decent sized mountain to the north so coming from the south has a better approach.