F-16 Runs Off Runway at EAA’s AirVenture

Kim Stevens Wisconsin

                                                                                                                   

An F-16 from the Alabama Air Guard ran off the end of the runway at Witman Field in Oshkosh Thursday just after 11 A.M. The pilot managed to escape the jet and according to witnesses, jogged away from the aircraft under his own power, but was taken for medical observation as a precaution.

The investigation won’t be handled by the National Transportation Safety Board because this is an Air Force jet. Instead, it’ll be conducted by the Department of Defense.

 

Photos by Chris Bildilli

 

 

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.