Editing Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (section)

==Accidents and notable incidents {{anchor|Accidents and notable incidents}}==
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* On 10 September 1998, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''96-0006'') delivered [[Keiko (orca)|Keiko]] the [[orca]] to [[Vestmannaeyjar Airport|Vestmannaeyjar]], Iceland, a {{convert|3800|ft|m|adj=on}} runway, and suffered a landing gear failure during landing. There were no injuries, but the landing gear sustained major damage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=C-17A S/N 96-0006 |url=http://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/REV%20B%20OUR%20HISTORY%20%20NAME%20C-17%2096-0006%20SP%20OF%20BERLIN.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604032410/http://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/REV%20B%20OUR%20HISTORY%20%20NAME%20C-17%2096-0006%20SP%20OF%20BERLIN.htm |archive-date=4 June 2008 |access-date=2 August 2012 |website=McChord Air Museum}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120529185612/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6712/is_24_203/ai_n28736153/ "C-17 Accident During Whale Lift Due To Design Flaw."] ''findarticles.com.'' Retrieved: 2 August 2012.</ref>
* On 10 December 2003, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''98-0057'') was hit by a [[surface-to-air missile]] after take-off from [[Baghdad International Airport|Baghdad]], Iraq. One engine was disabled and the aircraft returned for a safe landing.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20031209-0 "Information on 98-0057 incident."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528170907/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20031209-0 |date=28 May 2008}} ''Aviation-Safety.net.'' Retrieved: 2 August 2012.</ref> It was repaired and returned to service.<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0614580/M/ "C-17, tail 98-0057 image from 2004."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601214059/http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0614580/M/ |date=1 June 2009}} ''airliners.net.'' Retrieved: 2 August 2012.</ref>
* On 6 August 2005, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''01-0196'') ran off the runway at [[Bagram Air Base]] in Afghanistan while attempting to land, destroying its nose and main landing gear.<ref>[http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2005/a080905wm5.html "Bagram Runway Reopens After C-17 Incident."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218023330/http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2005/a080905wm5.html |date=18 February 2008}} ''DefendAmerica News Article''. Retrieved: 2 August 2012.</ref> After two months making it flightworthy, a test pilot flew the aircraft to Boeing's Long Beach facility as the temporary repairs imposed performance limitations.<ref>[http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2006/february/i_ids1.html "The Big Fix."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528143600/http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2006/february/i_ids1.html |date=28 May 2008}} ''Boeing Frontiers Online'', February 2006.</ref> In October 2006, it returned to service following repairs.
[[File:C-17A 06-0002 No-wheels Landing Bagram Afghanistan lg.jpg|thumb|C-17 on the runway at [[Bagram Airfield|Bagram Air Base]], Afghanistan, on 30 January 2009 after landing with landing gear retracted]]
* On 30 January 2009, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''96-0002'' – "Spirit of the Air Force") made a [[belly landing|gear-up landing]] at Bagram Air Base.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2009 |title=Bagram Air Base runway recovery |url=https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123133880/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211095015/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123133880 |archive-date=11 February 2009 |website=US Air Force}}</ref> It was ferried from Bagram AB, making several stops along the way, to Boeing's Long Beach plant for extensive repairs. The USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Board concluded the cause was the crew's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist and lower the [[landing gear]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/147283/bagram-c-17-accident-investigation-board-complete/ |title=Bagram C-17 Accident Investigation Board complete |work=[[Air Mobility Command]] |date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902170851/http://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/147283/bagram-c-17-accident-investigation-board-complete/ |archive-date=2 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 28 July 2010, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''00-0173'' – "Spirit of the Aleutians") [[2010 Alaska USAF C-17 crash|crashed]] at [[Elmendorf Air Force Base]], Alaska, while practicing for the 2010 [[Arctic Thunder Air Show]], killing all four aboard.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5x9AL_9hdA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217161645/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5x9AL_9hdA&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2020-02-17 |title=Alaska C-17 Airshow Rehearsal Tragedy 2010 |via=[[YouTube]] |last= worldmediacollective |date= 9 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="ElmendorfAIB">{{Cite web |title=USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report for Incident of 28 July 2010 |url=http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-101214-048.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304123146/http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-101214-048.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2013 |access-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> It crashed near a railroad, disrupting rail operations.<ref name=adn20100729>[http://www.adn.com/2010/07/29/1387215/fatal-c-17-crash-also-damaged.html "Arctic Thunder to continue after 4 died."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802044638/http://www.adn.com/2010/07/29/1387215/fatal-c-17-crash-also-damaged.html |date=2 August 2010}} ''adn.com'', 30 July 2010.</ref> A military investigation found pilot error caused a [[Stall (fluid dynamics)|stall]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/11/alaska.plane.crash/ "Pilot error cause of Alaska cargo plane crash, report concludes."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012173459/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/11/alaska.plane.crash/ |date=12 October 2015}} CNN, 11 December 2010.</ref> This is the C-17's only fatal crash and the only [[hull loss]] accident.<ref name=adn20100729/>
* On 23 January 2012, a USAF C-17 (AF Serial No. ''07-7189''), assigned to the [[437th Airlift Wing]], [[Joint Base Charleston]], South Carolina, landed on runway 34R at [[Forward Operating Base Shank]], Afghanistan. The crew did not realize the required stopping distance exceeded the runway's length thus were unable to stop. It came to rest approximately 700 feet from the runway's end upon an embankment, causing major structural damage but no injuries. After 9 months of repairs to make it airworthy, the C-17 flew to Long Beach. It returned to service at a reported cost of $69.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145343 |title=ASN Aircraft incident 23-JAN-2012 McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III 07-7189 |first=Harro |last=Ranter |website=aviation-safety.net |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140336/https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145343 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/bild/flughaefen~deutschland~stuttgart-str/96607/07-7189-boeing-c-17a-globemaster-iii-04052016.html |title=07-7189 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 04.05.2016 |website=Flugzeug-bild.de |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220214606/http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/bild/flughaefen~deutschland~stuttgart-str/96607/07-7189-boeing-c-17a-globemaster-iii-04052016.html |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 20 July 2012, a USAF C-17 of the [[305th Air Mobility Wing]], flying from [[McGuire AFB]], [[New Jersey]], to [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida, mistakenly landed at nearby [[Peter O. Knight Airport]], a small municipal field without a [[Air traffic control|control tower]], with Gen. [[Jim Mattis]], then commander of [[CENTCOM]], on board. After a few hours, the Globemaster took off from the airport's {{convert|3580|ft|m|adj=on}} runway without incident and made the short trip to MacDill AFB. The mistaken landing followed an extended duration flight from Europe to Southwest Asia to embark military passengers before returning to the U.S. The USAF investigation attributed the incident to fatigue leading to pilot error, as both airfields' main runways share the same magnetic heading and are only four miles apart along the shore of [[Tampa Bay]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/air-force-c-17-globemaster-iii-makes-surprise-landing-at-peter-o-knight/1241349/ |title= Air Force C-17 Globemaster III makes surprise landing at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands |last1= Ryan |first1= Patty |date= 22 January 2013 |orig-date= 20 July 2012 |work= [[Tampa Bay Times]] |location= Tampa Bay |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231027180907/https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/air-force-c-17-globemaster-iii-makes-surprise-landing-at-peter-o-knight/1241349/ |archive-date= 27 October 2023 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.tampabay.com/news/military/macdill/air-force-blames-pilot-fatigue-for-c-17-landing-4-miles-from-macdill/1272014/ |title= Air Force blames pilot fatigue for C-17 landing 4 miles from MacDill |last1= Ryan |first1= Patty |date= 23 January 2013 |work= [[Tampa Bay Times]] |location= Tampa Bay |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
* On 9 April 2021, USAF C-17 10-0223 suffered a fire in its undercarriage after landing at [[Charleston Air Force Base|Charleston AFB]] following a flight from [[RAF Mildenhall]], UK. The fire spread to the fuselage before it was extinguished.<ref name="ASN090421">{{Cite web |title=10-0223 Accident |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210409-0 |access-date=11 April 2021 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>