DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
MSPA 318/08
Friday, 26 September 2008
F/A-18 HORNET EMERGENCY LANDING –
RAAF WILLIAMTOWN
On 26 September 2008 at approximately 12.15pm, an F/A-18 Hornet based at RAAF
Base Williamtown declared a Mayday and immediately returned to RAAF Base
Williamtown.
The standard emergency approach was flown, including use of the aircraft arrestor
cable. Fire trucks used foam to reduce the risk of fire from a fuel leak.
Base Airfield emergency response procedures were followed with Fire and Rescue
crews on standby to meet the aircraft on landing. The runway was closed to other
military and civilian aircraft for about 30 minutes.
The runway is now open for operations.
A maintenance investigation into the cause of the aircraft incident is now underway.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: (02) 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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