Hornet CF188761
19 June 2004
Yellowknife Airport, Northwest Territories
The aircraft had just transited to the Yellowknife Airport from 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta, as number 2 in a three plane formation. The landing runway, 33, was "bare and wet". During the after landing roll, aircraft directional control was lost with the aircraft turning through at least 300 degrees. The pilot ejected from the aircraft just prior to the aircraft leaving the runway/taxiway surface near the departure end of the runway. The pilot sustained a serious injury during the ejection sequence and was transported to the local hospital for treatment.
The aircraft remained upright but a missile was dislodged from its mounting during contact with the runway environment. The aircraft and loose missile skidded to a halt in the taxiway edge gravel area, about 90 degrees from runway heading. The aircraft suffered D category damage in the accident due to runway contact and the ejection sequence.
Several precautionary measures to assure public safety were taken by the Yellowknife airport authority until the aircraft weapons could be made safe and the aircraft was towed to an isolated area.
The investigation is on going and will focus on issues such as ejection seat related injuries, routine calculation of after landing roll at non Main Operating Bases for deployed CF188 operations, verification of the status of the aircraft anti-skid system and rectifying a training deficiency for the 6B Physician Assistant with respect to aviation medicine.
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