Two month later, no explanation for Gripen crash

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Air Force said it has yet to figure out why one of its jet fighters went down during a Children’s Day airshow two months ago.

 

An airforce pilot was killed when his JAS 39 Gripen went down in front of hundreds of terrified onlookers during the Jan. 14 show in Songkhla province. The military promised a swift investigation, but there was still no answer to what happened as of Tuesday morning.

 

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If it could be blamed on the manufacturer they would have done so i guess..So it must be something else. The Swedes also want to know it of course .Are there any birds flying around there maybe?

Must be bad juju. 

Pilot wasnt wearing his amulet.

 

Dont mean to be sarcastic but the family does need a closure, RIP.

The air brakes failed?

The pilot was from a top air force family so pilot error is difficult to officially announce under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Blaming the manufacturer would be tricky as Gripen would want a robust and thorough investigation which would be difficult under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Would Thailand have the expertise to even conduct such an investigation? They struggled with the Phuket 1-2-Go crash report.

7 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

The pilot was from a top air force family so pilot error is difficult to officially announce under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Blaming the manufacturer would be tricky as Gripen would want a robust and thorough investigation which would be difficult under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Would Thailand have the expertise to even conduct such an investigation? They struggled with the Phuket 1-2-Go crash report.

As military combat aircraft rarely carry flight data recorders, and given the total destruction of airframe, it's likely they never will. know.

 

I agree with the above, it is unlikely that Thailand has the expertise to carry out a sophisticated investigation such as this would require.

 

It almost goes without saying that aerobatics, at low level, is the most dangerous activity a pilot can indulge in.

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

The pilot was from a top air force family so pilot error is difficult to officially announce under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Blaming the manufacturer would be tricky as Gripen would want a robust and thorough investigation which would be difficult under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Would Thailand have the expertise to even conduct such an investigation? They struggled with the Phuket 1-2-Go crash report.

Its like a passenger airliner circling a busy airport in a "holding" pattern. They were hoping that this would just go away and now someone has to go stir it up.

Yet to figure out why? Unbelievable. More like refuse to share the info, out of fear for massive loss of face.

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

Blaming the manufacturer would be tricky as Gripen would want a robust and thorough investigation which would be difficult under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Would Thailand have the expertise to even conduct such an investigation?

Saab has a strong connection with the RTAF since the purchase of the Gripen planes and has technicians and trainers in Thailand. They are involved in the investigation so the expertise is there.

Edited March 21, 20179 yr by gdgbb

44 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

. They were hoping that this would just go away and now someone has to go stir it up.

That's just not the case according to the RTAF..."We have not completed the investigation,” Maj. Gen. Pongsak Semachai said by telephone Tuesday. He also said he doesn’t know when the results would be available."

 

2 months for an aircrash investigation is not a long time.

 

 

Edited March 21, 20179 yr by gdgbb

4 hours ago, Briggsy said:

The pilot was from a top air force family so pilot error is difficult to officially announce under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Blaming the manufacturer would be tricky as Gripen would want a robust and thorough investigation which would be difficult under the norms of Thai culture.

 

Would Thailand have the expertise to even conduct such an investigation? They struggled with the Phuket 1-2-Go crash report.

Thailand does not have the know how or inclination to launch a full scale investigation only a few have this level of competency Such as the TSA in the USA or similar in Great Britain and even then the British call the Americans for help in some situation s 

2 hours ago, gdgbb said:

That's just not the case according to the RTAF..."We have not completed the investigation,” Maj. Gen. Pongsak Semachai said by telephone Tuesday. He also said he doesn’t know when the results would be available."

 

2 months for an aircrash investigation is not a long time.

 

 

I agree its not a long time its just that if this topic had not re-emerged it might possibly just slid off of the radar. Time dilutes things and time erases or makes issues less important. As I age time is my greatest enemy. 

2 hours ago, gdgbb said:

That's just not the case according to the RTAF..."We have not completed the investigation,” Maj. Gen. Pongsak Semachai said by telephone Tuesday. He also said he doesn’t know when the results would be available."

 

2 months for an aircrash investigation is not a long time.

 

 

 

Answers were expected now because at the time of the incident:

 

"Regarding the plane crash, ACM Dilokrith said he expected the result of the cause of the plane crash within two months."

 

 

8 hours ago, outsider said:

Yet to figure out why? Unbelievable. More like refuse to share the info, out of fear for massive loss of face.

Go to Aviation Awareness  and you can find out about the results of almost all non military incidences in the world or some times straight to the manufacturer itself.I know for a fact Gripen had a rep from their company here during the investigation.

5 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

Answers were expected now because at the time of the incident:

 

"Regarding the plane crash, ACM Dilokrith said he expected the result of the cause of the plane crash within two months."

He said he expected to know the cause within 2 months, he didn't say he'd know it and it's only a week or so late, give him a break.

6 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

Thailand does not have the know how or inclination to launch a full scale investigation only a few have this level of competency Such as the TSA in the USA or similar in Great Britain and even then the British call the Americans for help in some situation s 

The RTAF does have the know how, and the inclination.   It works with, and has training and maintenance contracts with, Saab the aircraft manufacturer.   Saab obviously has a vested interest in finding the cause of the crash and would not want a dark cloud hanging over them any longer than necessary.

 

You'll find that the UK authorities and investigators have as much knowledge and expertise as their US counterparts, the only time that they need to "call in" the US is when the aircraft is US manufactured and the manufacturer gets involved.  The TSA does not get involved in any significant way.

Edited March 21, 20179 yr by gdgbb