Attrition Report
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uS AIR Force Air Education and Training Command has released the official report into the loss of T-6A Texan II 05-6209 ‘RA’ on September 18 last year – see Attrition, November 2018, p91.
The aircrew and mishap aircraft (MA) were assigned to the 559th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Randolph, Texas. The mishap aircrew (MC) consisted of a mishap instructor pilot (MIP) in the front seat who was supervising the mishap pilot (MP) – conducting an instructor qualification sortie in the Pilot Instructor Training course from the rear seat. The MA crashed while returning to base for local take-off and landing practice. The destroyed Texan II is valued at approximately US$5.7m but there was minimal damage to civilian property and no casualties.
While being vectored for the approach to runway 15R at Randolph, at approximately 15:35:00L (local time), the MC noticed a high fuel flow reading and decided to continue the approach to a full stop and forego any further traffic pattern work. At 15:39:16L, while slowing and configuring to land,…
