Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, May 19, 2016, Andersen AFB
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on May 19, 2016 near Andersen AFB, Guam Island with no fatalities. Cause: USAF Accident Investigation Board: the...
- Date: May 19, 2016
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Andersen AFB, Guam Island
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: USAF Accident Investigation Board: the pilot's interpretation of birds and cockpit indications as a loss of symmetric engine thrust led to an abort after S1; drag chute failure and brake energy limits being exceeded contributed. Press reports differ on whether pilot error was found.
On 19 May 2016 a B52H (60 0047) of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Wing, was on a high speed heavy weight aborted takeoff at Andersen AFB, Guam. After the aircraft passed S1 the crew saw birds and engine indications, the drag chute failed to inflate, and the bomber left the prepared surface, shearing its main landing gear and catching fire about 300 feet off the runway. The seven crew egressed with minor injuries and the aircraft was a total loss valued at 112 million dollars.