27 March 2011:
Aircraft with two pilots.
Ji Nan AF, PLAAF.
In the morning, engine malfunctioned, and crash-landed on a wheat field, in Ma Lan Village, near Lang Xi River, in An Hui Province.
Twp pilots didn’t eject, and were OK.
Front seat: ZHUANG Wen Bo.
Back seat: JIANG Wei Jun.
Both are First Class pilots, with 2,000-3,000 flight hours experience.
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2011-04-15/0717642677.html
has a photo at
http://i0.sinaimg.cn/jc/2011-04-15/U2142P27T1D642677F3DT20110415091806.jpg
Left is Zhuang. Right is Jiang.
9:00, took off, from an AB in An Hui Province.
9:31, at 800 m AGL, 220 km/h, and 30 klicks from target AB; Jiang noted the tachometer fluctuated up and down by 50 rpm, thought engine may malfunction, and warned Zhuang. Zhuang warned the ground controller.
They continued to scan the other gauges, such as engine temperature and hydraulics pressure.
9:32, Zhuang again reported the aircraft was shaking, and hard to control. Engine whined, and tachometer fluctuated +/- 300 rpm.
Wingman, driven by JIANG Ting and SHI Zhong Wei, saw the accident aircraft was shaking left and right, up and down, and was descending.
9:35, engine stopped, aircraft was descending, and ground controller authorised the pilots to eject.
Zhuang replied they were 28 klicks from the AB, and would emergency land.
9:37, they chose a flat wheat field. Just before touch down, they saw a villager (WANG Dao Cai, 63 man), pulled up and left, and changed the touch down spot. Aircraft climed 2-3 m, glided forwards another 200 m, and missed the villager.
They also missed the optimal touch down spot. Left wing hit a power lines pole, then two poplar trees.
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/110414/4/nt0s.html
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_04/14/5751657_0.shtml
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