Attrition Report
A DRAMATIC reduction in thrust caused by a propulsion malfunction caused the loss of Afghan Air Force A-29B Super Tucano 13-2015 near Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, on March 6 last year, according to a US Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation Report released this March 7.
At approximately 1432hrs local time, the mishap aircraft (MA) – assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, 14th Flying Training Wing, Moody AFB – crashed during a close air attack (CAA) student flight and impacted the ground approximately 1.5nm northwest of Homerville Airport, Georgia. The US mishap instructor pilot (MIP) and Afghan mishap student pilot (MSP) ejected safely, with the MIP sustaining injury during the ejection.
The MA was destroyed on impact and caused minor damage to approximately one acre of private property. Damage to government property is estimated at $17,772,729.
The mishap occurred during a CAA syllabus sortie as part of the Afghan A-29B training course. The MA was number two of a two-ship formation, callsign ‘Bronco 91/92’, with the MSP in the front seat and the MIP in the back seat. The MA experienced a power management system (PMS) fault early in the sortie profile and, after consultation with…
