Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

[Muradk]

Pilot Aircraft Year

Flt Lt Naseem Tariq F-86 1981??
W/C Hasnaat Ahmed F-6 1984
S/L Zafar Ahsin F-16 1989
Flt Lt Muqtadar Mirage? 1990
Gp Capt Ali Asad Khan Mirage 2003?
S/L Hasnaat Ikram malik Mirage 2004?
Flt Lt Imran Tariq F-7 2004 (S/o F Lt Naseem Tariq)
W/C Rizwan Mirage 2006
W/C Akram Ranjha Mirage 2006
W/C Azhar Ismael Mirage 2008

Note: All the Pilots Died.

my friend your list has most of the crashes but not all 4 F-6 crashed between 81 and 82.

 

[shehbazi2001]

Do any forum members have any extra details of the following


Sqn Ldr Zafar from 9 sqn . During a night interception mission he got disorientated, went into a steep dive and never made any attempt to recover. Before impacting, he gave repeated calls about his disorientation.

Was it not possible for the pilot to switch to auto pilot on the occasion of disorientation? Many fighters have autopilots of several kinds like heading autopilot, attitude autopilot or altitude autopilot and it should do the job. Mig-29 since its inception had such an autopilot.

 

[x_man]

Was it not possible for the pilot to switch to auto pilot on the occasion of disorientation? Many fighters have autopilots of several kinds like heading autopilot, attitude autopilot or altitude autopilot and it should do the job. Mig-29 since its inception had such an autopilot.

Actually he did select the autopilot ON but it was engaged while he was in inverted flight. If one selects the autopilot in altitude and heading select modes while inverted, the aircraft will fly sort of an inverted loop to roll out onto the new heading. And that’s what it actually happened and the aircraft hit the ground while following AP commands.

Had he selected the attitude hold mode or engaged the AP in level flight, he might be still with us. But as we say that when ones time is up its up no matter how hi tech systems he/she is operating. In fighter flying, you don’t have to make huge errors; mostly it’s just the small little omissions and errors that get you in the end.

 

[SQ8]

5. Does anyone have contact with, or a photo of Squadron Leader Nadeem Anjum who ejected from an F-16 on 28th October 1991

My friends dad..
Will ask him for a photo

 

[sergente rehan]

I've few questions to ask:

How many F-16's we lost till now days in total?

I don't know which is the correct word but i think it's like "crash rate" in an air force....so what is PAF crash rate?

 

[Neo]

I've few questions to ask:

How many F-16's we lost till now days in total?

We've lost 8 F-16's since 1986:

Date Status Local S/N Aircraft AF/Unit Version Info

22 Oct 1994 [w/o] 82701 81-0899 PAF 11 sqn F-16A Block 15E Details: Crashed near Sargodha, Pakistan

04 Sep 1989 [w/o] 84712 81-0910 PAF 38 TW F-16A Block 15Q Details: During a night sortie and a few minutes after take-off from Sargodha AB, the wingman informed his lead and ground control that he is disoriented. They tried to help by repeatedly telling him to concentrate on the instruments but he crashed a few miles from Sarghoda.

29 Apr 1987 [w/o] 85720 81-0918 PAF 14 sqn F-16A Block 15S Details: Shot down by an Afghan fighter. Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar Khan ejected safely.

17 Mar 1994 [w/o] 85721 81-0919 PAF 14 sqn F-16A Block 15S Details: Crashed near Sargodha, Pakistan.

16 Jun 1991 [w/o] 85723 81-0921 PAF 38 TW F-16A Block 15T Details: On a night training mission with one other F-16. Returning to Kamra AB to land suffered an engine failure forcing Squadron Leader Syed Hassan Raza to eject.

28 Oct 1991 [w/o] 85725 81-0923 PAF 14 sqn F-16A Block 15U Details: Crashed in Attock, Pakistan after it suffered an engine failure during a dogfight training mission with the pilot, Squadron Leader Nadeem Anjum, ejected safely.

10 Nov 1993 [w/o] 84607 81-0937 PAF 38 TW F-16B Block 15N Details: Crash caused by a birdhit.

18 Dec 1986 [w/o] 85609 81-1504 PAF 38 TW F-16B Block 15U Details: The aircraft took off from Sargodha AB and hit a wild boar causing the two pilots to eject.

 

[PAFAce]

29 Apr 1987 [w/o] 85720 81-0918 PAF 14 sqn F-16A Block 15S Details: Shot down by an Afghan fighter. Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar Khan ejected safely.

Neo, are you sure about this one? From what I remember, we didn't lose any aircraft to the Soviets/Afghans in the 1980s, however, we lost 1 F-16 to friendly fire (AIM-9 Sidewinder, I believe).

Please confirm.

Update 1

Incidents during the Soviet-Afghan War (1986-1988)

During the Soviet-Afghan war, Pakistan Air Force Between May 1986 and January 1989, PAF F-16s shot down at least ten intruders from Afghanistan. Four of the kills were Afghan Su-22s bombers, three were Afghan transports (two An-26s and one An-24), and one was a Soviet Su-25 bomber. Most of these kills were achieved using the AIM-9 Sidewinder, but a Su-22 was destroyed by cannon fire and the one An-24 crash landed after being forced to land upon interception.

Afghanistan claimed to have shot down one Pakistani F-16A during an encounter on 29 April 1987; the pilot ejected safely and landed in Pakistani territory. Pakistani authorities admitted to having lost a fighter jet to enemy fighters, but suggested that it may have been either an F-16 or an F-6 and insisted it was attacked over Pakistani territory. Subsequently, Pakistani officials confirmed that the loss was an F-16, but asserted it was accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident during a dogfight with enemy aircraft over Pakistani territory. According to this claim, Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar Khan’s F-16 was hit by an AIM-9 missile fired by another F-16 piloted by Squadron Leader Amjad Javed.

Update 2

Between May 1986 and November of 1988, PAF F-16s have shot down at least eight intruders from Afghanistan. The first three of these (one Su-22, one probable Su-22, and one An-26) were shot down by two pilots from No. 9 Squadron. Pilots of No. 14 Squadron destroyed the remaining five intruders (two Su-22s, two MiG-23s, and one Su-25). Most of these kills were by the AIM-9 Sidewinder, but at least one (a Su-22) was destroyed by cannon fire. Flight Lieutenant Khalid Mamood is credited with three of these kills. At least one F-16 was lost in these battles, this one in an encounter between two F-16s and six Afghan Air Force aircraft on April 29th, 1987. However, the lost F-16 appears to have been an 'own goal', having been hit by a Sidewinder fired by the other F-16. The unfortunate F-16 pilot (Flight Lieutenant Shahid Sikandar Khan) ejected safely

Update 3

I think this is the same Shahid Sikandar Khan
Flying Just for Fun, 10 March 2006, UAE Daily Newspaper Khaleej Times

“Microlight flying is pleasure flying, and you have one heck of a time,” said Capt Shahid Sikandar Khan, a fighter pilot who has flown for over two decades and is now an instructor at the club. “There’s not much air activity around the club’s location, so you have the whole skies to yourself. To top it all, no other place in the UAE offers such scenic and beautiful terrain for hobby flying.”

 

[fatman17]

Indian fighter jet crash injures seven

JODHPUR: A Russian-made Indian fighter jet crashed in western India on Friday, injuring seven people on the ground, after the pilot bailed out safely, police said.

The MiG-27 pilot ejected over a village in Rajasthan state but seven members of a family working in a field were injured by falling debris, police superintendent Sharad Kaviraj told AFP. The plane was on a routine sortie when it went down in the village of Salawas, 42 kilometres from the city of Jodhpur, he said.

The Indian air force, the world’s fourth-largest, has been plagued by crashes, particularly of its Russian-made MiGs. Earlier this month, New Delhi grounded its top-of-the-line nuclear-capable Sukhoi-30s jets, also acquired from Russia, after one of them crashed on April 30. Russia is India’s leading military supplier.

afp

 

[Murshad]

Can someone put all information about all those who laid their lives during peace time for . With their pictures and short description. I remember IAF website has one links where all the names, pictures and how they lost their lives.

 

[Wingman]

Can someone put all information about all those who laid their lives during peace time for . With their pictures and short description. I remember IAF website has one links where all the names, pictures and how they lost their lives.

go to website ejection-history

 

[mean_bird]

Updated at: 1551 PST, Wednesday, May 27, 2009
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Bison' plane crashed near Jodhpur on Wednesday but the pilot ejected safely.

The warplane, which had taken off for a routine sortie in the forenoon from the Jodhpur airbase, crashed on a barren stretch land in Luni village in Mordijoshyan, near here, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kaviraj said.

There was no damage on the ground, he said.

Indian jet crashes near Jodhpur - GEO.tv



That's like the 3rd IAF crash in a month

 

[Munir]

Updated at: 1551 PST, Wednesday, May 27, 2009
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Bison' plane crashed near Jodhpur on Wednesday but the pilot ejected safely.

The warplane, which had taken off for a routine sortie in the forenoon from the Jodhpur airbase, crashed on a barren stretch land in Luni village in Mordijoshyan, near here, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kaviraj said.

There was no damage on the ground, he said.

Indian jet crashes near Jodhpur - GEO.tv



That's like the 3rd IAF crash in a month

They just started flying again since a month. MKI was grounded. Same for some other types.

 

[mean_bird]

In the third IAF fighter aircraft mishap in less than a month, a Mig-21 'Bison' plane on Wednesday crashed near Jodhpur but the pilot ejected safely.

The war plane, which had taken off for a routine sortie in the forenoon from the Jodhpur airbase, crashed on a barren stretch land in Luni village in Mordijoshyan, near Jodhpur, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kaviraj said.

There was no damage on the ground, he said.

This is the third IAF fighter aircraft accident in less than a month, the previous mishaps being that of Mig-27 fighter aircraft, which also crashed near here on May 15, and the one involving Sukhoi-30MKI air superiority fighter which crashed near Jaisalmer on April 30.

With this Mig-21 crash, the IAF has lost this year five aircraft, the first being a Kiran-MKII of the Surya Kiran aerobatics team in Bidar on January 21 followed by an unmanned aerial vehicle mishap the same day in Hashimara.

Mig-21 crashes near Jodhpur, pilot safe

 

[spurdozer]

Just read on Geo tv that a PAF FT-7 crashed near pipliani or something like that!! Any details?

 

[SummerWine]

Just read on Geo tv that a PAF FT-7 crashed near pipliani or something like that!! Any details?

PAF plane crashes in Kandiyan

PAF plane crashes in Kandiyan
Updated at: 1005 PST, Friday, May 29, 2009
KANDIYAN: A plane of Pakistan Air Force crashed near Moosa Wali area of Kandiyan, the sources said Friday.

Relief teams have been sent to the mishap site.

According to a foreign news agency, a PAF aircraft FT-7 crashed near Piplianwali area of Mianwali