JAS-39C Gripen crash at Visel/ESPE
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JAS-39C Gripen crash at Visel/ESPE
A JAS-39C Gripen from F21 Wing at Kallax crashed during approach to land at Vidsel/ESPE 19/4-07.
Pilot ejected and was taken to hospital for routine checks.
No reason was given the first day, but all "C/D" model Gripens were grounded.
Yesterday it became clear that it was a uncommanded ejection, pilot says he was caught by surprise. (Late night at Martin Baker last night no doubt)
Pilot Stefan Kaarle
Today SVT reports that an uncommanded inflation of the g-suit might have caused the ejection handle to move, and the ejection sequence to start.
They quote a source inside the Swedish Air Force.
The article in swedish here:
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?...1370&lpos=bild
It sounds a bit strange to me, anyone that can comment on such a sequence of events?
Pilot ejected and was taken to hospital for routine checks.
No reason was given the first day, but all "C/D" model Gripens were grounded.
Yesterday it became clear that it was a uncommanded ejection, pilot says he was caught by surprise. (Late night at Martin Baker last night no doubt)
Pilot Stefan Kaarle
Today SVT reports that an uncommanded inflation of the g-suit might have caused the ejection handle to move, and the ejection sequence to start.
They quote a source inside the Swedish Air Force.
The article in swedish here:
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?...1370&lpos=bild
It sounds a bit strange to me, anyone that can comment on such a sequence of events?
