THE AIRFORCE - ATTRITION SUMMARIES
| Date: | Aircraft: | Serial: | Unit: | Involved: | Location: | Circumstances: |
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| 19 Mar 2009 |  Hawk Mk 120 |
85 CFS | 1 OK | Swartkop | The incident happened at Swartkop Airfield during a night landing in wet conditions. The Hawk overran the end of the runway and sustained minor damages to its undercarriage. The brake parachute failed during the first landing attempt. The crew took off again to burn off fuel to lighten the aircraft for the final precautionary landing. During the landing, the aircraft overran the runway due to the reduced braking efficiency without the braking parachute and that was aggravated further by wet runway. The crew did not sustain any injuries and the aircraft only sustained very minor damage. | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | Hawk Mk 120 |
BAe Systems | OK | AFB Hoedspruit | Possible birdstrike when a Vulture struck the left wing shortly after take-off, but the aircraft managed to land safely. | |
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