تغمد الله الفقيد بواسع رحمتة
الثلاثاء 24 أغسطس 2010 ميلادى - الموافق - 14 رمضان 1431 هجرى
الحادث وقع أثناء عملية الاقلاع في قاعدة مورن جنوب أسبانيا
الطيار الأسباني - المدرب في تلك الرحلة تمكن من الخروج بكرسية من الطائرة
For reasons that remain unknown, a two seater of the Spanish Air Force 11th Fighter Wing hit the ground while performing a tactic take-off in an ordinary instruction mission. The incident occurred about 09:30 on 24th August 2010.
The Spanish pilot managed to save his life thanks to the ejector seat.The trainee, Saudi lieutenant colonel, failed to leave the aircraft and died on the crash. In the moment of the accident the speed of the plane was between 200 and 300 kilometers per hour.
Training of Saudi Arabia pilots is done under an agreement by the Ministry of Defense with the Government of Saudi Arabia, in order to train the future crews in the management of the Eurofighter will receive in the coming years.
It was being piloted under dual control by a lieutenant colonel from the Saudi Arabian air force, who was killed, and a Spanish air force commander, who ejected before the crash.
The ministry says the Spanish pilot is "well" and required only a "basic" level of medical attention.