[Accident Report] PLAAF accident in March 2005 in PRC

[Don Chan]

] finally a clearer shot of that bird !

I thought "clearer" shouldn't mean hiding behind two trucks. 8b

] much ado about nothing.

To quote an ancient Chinese proverb:
"It's too good to be true. Oh, it isn't."

[Deino]

] finally a clearer shot of that bird !

I thought "clearer" shouldn't mean hiding behind two trucks. 8b

] much ado about nothing.

To quote an ancient Chinese proverb:
"It's too good to be true. Oh, it isn't."

Agreed but at least the best shot with final confirmation of 1034 ... the best photo so far - at least that I had - shows it much too blurred.

Deino

[Pinko]

This is not a rumor, a JH7 fighter bomber lost during air show. Luckly, the pilots ejected Just In Time.

[Deino]

This is not a rumor, a JH7 fighter bomber lost during air show. Luckly, the pilots ejected Just In Time.
...

And here's the video ... I hope the WSO was not on bord since there's only one ejection !

http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/c/v/...661528739.html

Deino

[Don Chan]

Friday, 14 October 2011:
JH-7 (FBC-1) Fei Bao. 814 Red.
CFTE (China Flight Test Establishment).
10:47 AM, after air demo, while RTB and turning at 500 m AGL, dived, and crashed, about two klicks west of spectators' area, at the CIGAC (China International General Aviation Convention), at Nei Fu AP, Pu Cheng County, Wei Nan City, Shaan Xi Province.
Crash site was a clearing/swamp in-between three villages: Dong Lou Village, Gao Jia Village, and Yao Wu Village; Dang Lu Town, Pu Cheng County.

Two pilots.
One pilot (probably WSO) ejected, and OK.
One pilot MIA.

No ground casualty.

Other air demo continued. 8(
(IMO, like the Wen Zhou hi-speed train crash, Chicom accident cleaning/clearing is so efficient.)
First press conference at 3 PM on same day.

http://chinagacity.com/en/main.aspx
http://chinagacity.com/zh/mian.aspx

Official site of CIGAC.
This year is 13-17 October 2011.

http://www.nownews.com/2011/10/14/162-2749323.htm
http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/exp..._55_791035.htm
http://mil.news.sohu.com/s2011/feibaozhuiji/index.shtml
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-10-14/144123304361.shtml
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-10-14/151623304514.shtml
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2011-10-...23304542.shtml

[benhongh]

Friday, 14 October 2011:
Other air demo continued.

Says a lot.

[Don Chan]

] Friday, 14 October 2011:
] JH-7 (FBC-1) Fei Bao. 814 Red (probably).

] One pilot MIA.

One pilot KIA.
YU Jin Wang.

Yu's photos (without helmet):
http://club.china.com/data/thread/12...86/08/4_1.html
http://junshi.daqi.com/article/3199139.html

Yu's gravestone:
http://www.fyjs.cn/bbs/htm_data/27/1110/623232.html

Photo of burning tail fin or wing at crash site:
http://club.mil.news.sohu.com/newclu...14477&pageid=1

[Don Chan]

7 November 2011:
JH-7.
Reportedly 6th Division, East Sea Fleet, PLAN, based at or deployed to Yi Wu AB, Zhe Jiang Province.
About 6 PM, crashed into mountain, under fog and poor visibility, at Du Shan farm (or a farm on Du Shan Mountain?), Nan Nong Village, Qian Lu Town, Hu Town, Jin Yun County, Li Shui City, Zhe Jiang Province.

Two crew.

Reportedly, pilot was YE Bin, and KIA.
CO, 6th Division.

Navigator was Lieutenant Commander MING Jian (31), and KIA.
Graduated from air force academy in 1998. Promoted through navigator, chief navigator, group deputy chief navigator, and navy first class navigator.

Local (Shan Dong Province) newspaper(s) reportedly Ming's funeral in Zou Ping County, Shan Dong Province, on 16 November, and indirectly confirmed the accident.

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%A9%9F%E...211409870.html
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2496576/1.html
http://news.singtao.ca/calgary/2011-...4d3548771.html

[Don Chan]

] Monday, 27 December 2010:
] AS332 L2 Super Puma. B-HRN.

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw%21xPON...ticle?mid=3679

By 2011/12/28, B-HRN has been repaired, and seen flying at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok IAP.

(Thanks to Flyboy.)

A year ago, it emergency landed on a reservoir:

http://big5.ifeng.com/gate/big5/news...739357_0.shtml

[Don Chan]

9 March 2012:
J-8.
PLAAF.
Pilot was JIANG Yi Kuan.

2:50 PM, took off, for training.
42 seconds later, climbed to 300 m, loud noise, and aircraft began to shake.
Pilot scanned his instruments, saw left engine lost power, and shut down left engine.
He tried to contact the ground controller, but no response, and presumed the radio was also out.
After much manoeuvring, to avoid the civilian airport and town to his right, flew above the air base, and rocked his wings to alert the controller.
The controller reportedly realised his trouble, and cleared the traffic.
Nine minutes after take off, aircraft emergency landed.

Left engine auxiliary intake valve cracked, and debris damaged turbine blades.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2012-0..._122888018.htm

[Don Chan]

6 May 2012:
J-11BS.
Lan Zhou AF, PLAAF.
In the morning, at 4,700 m, rear canopy shattered, and wounded co-pilot.
Emergency landed.

Pilot (student) was ZHU Zhen Hua.
Co-pilot (instructor) was ZHANG Jian Xing, with 2,300+ hours.

8:21 AM, took off, for training.

8:55:01 AM, Zhang was instructing Zhu for a second dive and climb, when rear canopy shattered, wounded Zhang's head, and air flow ripped off his oxygen mask.
Air flow also shook Zhu, who had just one sortie for over an hour as pilot with this fighter type.

8:55:28 AM, Zhu declared emergency, and attempted to stabilise the diving fighter.
The fighter climbed to 5,000 m soon.
Blood on Zhang's eyes and visor partly blinded him.
Zhang lowered his seat, and saw the fighter had dived from 6,000 m to 2,000 m.

8:58:25 AM, fighter warned about extreme AOA and overload.
Zhang pulled back the stick, and throttled down.
Zhu collaborated, and the fighter levelled at 1,900 m.

Radio was damaged, and pilots couldn't contact ground controller.
Zhang's mouth was wounded, and couldn't talk with Zhu.
Zhu looked back, saw the blood on Zhang, didn't know how wounded was Zhang, but Zhu felt through the stick that Zhang was awake and controlling the fighter.

8:59 AM, they stabilised the fighter.
9:03 AM, they struggled, and adjusted to RTB mode.
9:12:47 AM, they got into the landing course.
9:16 AM, emergency landed.

http://club.mil.news.sina.com.cn/thread-487197-1-1.html
http://jlwb.njnews.cn/html/2012-05/1...nt_1243905.htm
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2012-05-15/0353690531.html
http://mil.news.sohu.com/20120515/n343192412_1.shtml
http://slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn/sl...193_15136.html

[Don Chan]

4 December 2012:
J-7.
PLAAF.

About 9 AM, crashed at Chi Jiao Section, Hu Di Road, Jin Ping District, Shan Tou City, Guang Dong Province.
Crashed into a building, caught fire, and caused traffic jam on road.

Pilot(s) ejected.

Three civilians wounded.

Initial reports claimed the aircraft was an helo.

http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/12/12/4...%E7%81%AB.html

http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/12/12/4...%E6%A9%9F.html

[Don Chan]

10 January 2013:
PLAAF.

Morning, during pre-flight check, ejection seat ejected, with a ground crew on it.

One ground crew member killed.

Sergeant CAO Leng (28).
DOB 1985/11/24.
Enlisted in December 2003.

On 11 January 2013, considered as a martyr.
On 19 January 2013, funeral and burial of ashes, at Tai Huang Ling martyrs cemetery, Luo Wei Xiang, Su Cheng District, Su Qian City, Jiang Su Province.

Married HUANG Shu Li (25) for three years.
Son is one year old.
Older brother CAO Fu is retired soldier.

http://youth.chinamil.com.cn/qcsd/content_5190274.htm

[Don Chan]

7 August 1996:
J-6. Trainer.
PLAN.

Two pilots.
DAI Ming Meng.
KANG Shi Jun. Division deputy chief of staff.

During training, caught fire in the air.
Pilots attempted to control aircraft, and ejected when 500 m AGL.

Dai wasn't wounded.
Kang's waist lightly wounded.

By 2013, Dai became PLAN J-15 test pilot.

He came from the PLAN unit that, during and after Korean War, claimed 31 air kills.
On 29 December 1965, the PLA MOD awarded it the title Hai Kong Xiong Ying Tuan = "Sea air eagle regiment".
By 2007, he was the regiment deputy commander.

http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2013-03-15/1011718590.html

(This article is actually more about Dai's various firsts with the J-15.)

[Don Chan]

31 March 2013:
Su-27UBK. Two-seater.
PLAAF.
1:35 PM, crash-landed upright on beach (failed emergency landing on beach or sea), at 200 m north of east end of Chang Hui Kou Bridge, Hu Shan Town, southern Rong Cheng City, eastern Shan Dong Province.

Two pilots didn't eject, and killed.

No ground casualty.

Hu Shan Town (Hushanzhen) by Google Maps:

http://maps.google.com.hk/maps?q=%E5...nt=3,0x0:0x0,0

From Hushanzhen, follow the east-west highway labelled "S704" westwards, and the bridge is north of Haodangjia Golf Club.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2013-0..._124535036.htm

WU Yong Ming. Regiment deputy chief of staff.

YU Liang. Group commander.

Presuming their photos at
http://y1.ifengimg.com/2f373754eb984...ae176e7714.jpg
in
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/speci...803000_0.shtml
are up-to-date, then their ranks are both Major.
Note on their shoulders are "one star between two solid lines".

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E7%A9%BA%E...003200105.html
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%AD%E...114421248.html

[Don Chan]

Before 20 April 2013:
Su-30MKK2.
Callsign or bort number 786.
East Sea Fleet, PLAN.

On 20 April 2013, CCTV Channel 4 reported: during a night take-off, a PLAN Su-30 left engine ate a bird, and after eight minutes, it landed with one engine, albeit overweight with fuel and ordnance.

The report interviewed WANG Zhong, a division chief of staff assisstant... but I don't know if he's a spokesman or one of the pilots?

http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_6672171_1.html

http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_6672762_1.html

http://slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn/sl...22784.html#p=1

[Don Chan]

*RUMOUR*

News photos taken from afar, show a burning and/or smoking object in a field.
Note the words "possibly" are according to news articles at news sites, for example, Ming Pao and Sina.
After all, the accident aircraft might be civilian.

3 May 2013:
Helicopter.
Possibly 7th Regiment, 26th Field Army (26th Ji Tuan Jun), Ji Nan military district, PLA.

6:40 AM, collided with power lines, and crashed at a wheat farm, at or near Si He Village, Jiang Guan Tun, Liao Cheng City, Shan Dong Province.

Crew and/or passengers possibly wounded.

Power loss in nearby counties for 2+ hours.
Also, power loss disabled factories and pumping stations, and consequently caused water loss.

By afternoon, tens of militia blockaded access to crash site.

http://news.shangdu.com/401/20130504/13_5794852.shtml

News article with map.
The first red dot east (right) of the crash site, is Ji Nan City.
The first red dot west (left) of the crash site, is Liao Cheng City.
The red star far north of the crash site, is Bei Jing City.

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2013/05/04/YO1305040010.htm

Possibly Z-9 with 3+ crew.

http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/2.../tcab1.htm?m=0
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/..._124661507.htm
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20130504/-9-2960094/1.html

[Don Chan]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2013-0...124689194.htm#

Xin Hua News article dated 2013/05/09, with screen caps from a CCTV Channel 7 interview and report about a J-10 undated accident.
Searching by the pilot's name, it was previously reported, for example, at an article dated 2009/11/13.

http://special.yunnan.cn/feature2/ht...t_976744_2.htm

The accident is dated 2006/03/30.

30 March 2006:
J-10.
Cheng Du military district, PLAAF.

5:03 PM, at 170 km from home base, and 9,435 m ASL, canopy shattered.
Cockpit depressurised, and temperature decreased to -40 degrees Celsius, or 60 degrees difference from ground temperature.
Despite cold and slipstream that was s_cking him out of his seat, he RTB, and landed at 5:23 PM.

Pilot was LU Jian Jun.
Group commander, unknown regiment, Cheng Du military district, PLAAF.
By 2009, he was regiment commander.