The social pressure of his colleagues also contributed to the stress.Additionally to the mishandling of the passenger, the incident revealed something else: a malfunction of the ejection seat.The fighter jet was set up to, under normal conditions, eject both the pilot and his passenger when one of them pulls on the ejection handle. Part of the Rafale fleet of the French Air Force is currently grounded as a precautionary measure while the reasons behind the incident that took place on March 21, 2019 are being investigated. Un passager de Rafale s'éjecte par erreur… et rien ne va plus. During the ejection, the civilian lost his helmet and oxygen mask. The medical examination also limited the G factor to +3 for this passenger, but the doctor failed to communicate with the pilot, who proceeded to an usual take off at more than 4G, then 0.6G negative.Part of the report indicated that the passenger may have only accepted the aircraft ride under pressure from peers who arranged the surprise flight. As a consequence, his visor was up, his anti-g pants were not worn properly, his helmet and oxygen mask were both unattached, and his seat straps were not tight enough.Following orders of a regular training mission that involved two other Rafales, the pilot took off and climbed at 47°, generating a load factor of around +4G. Tom Demerly served in an intelligence gathering unit as a member of the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard. From here, the incident unwound rapidly once the flight began.According the original French language report translated to English, “Following orders of a regular training mission that involved two other Rafales, the pilot took off and climbed at 47°, generating a load factor of around +4G. Casque qui s'envole, siège qui ne s'éjecte pas… Le rapport sur un incident du 20 mars 2019 à Saint-Dizier pointe des défaillances incroyables. The technical investigation found that the explosion ruptured the casing of the sequence selector supposed to trigger the pilot ejection seat. Civilian Passenger on Incentive Flight Accidentally Ejected Himself, Report Says. You may recall an unusual incident from Mar.

Among them, it reminded the military authorities and Dassault Aviation that a delay of 10 days should be respected between the medical visit and the flight, which gives enough time for the passenger to prepare both physically and mentally, as well as ensures medical recommendations reach the flight crew.Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303, an Airbus A320, crashed on approach to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport …64 Year Old French Civilian Passenger Accidentally Ejected Himself From Rafale Fighter Jet: Reportwhen a civilian passenger riding in a two-seat Armée de l’Air Dassault Rafale ejected from the aircraft He then evacuated the cockpit by himself, fearing that the ejection seat could activate at any time. He was declared apt to participate in the flight, under the condition that he would not be submitted to a negative load factor. Then, the front canopy is also destroyed, and the pilot seat is the last to leave the fighter jet.

Then, the front canopy is also destroyed, and the pilot seat is the last to leave the fighter jet.But in this case, the last stage failed and, despite his canopy being ejected, the pilot remained in his seat. The passenger sustained minor injuries.”The pilot of the Dassault Rafale managed to maintain control authority of the aircraft despite both canopies being gone, dump fuel and make an emergency landing. L’objectif de ce rapport consiste à identifier les causes d’un événement et de formuler, si nécessaire, des recommandations de sécurité. The BEA-E explains the procedure of a Rafale double ejection in four stages: first, the back canopy is shattered by a line of explosives embedded into the glass, before the passenger seat is ejected.

Nonetheless, he remained master of his aircraft. 20, 2019, The report from the incident has just been released by French officials, and it makes for bizarre reading.The report reveals that passenger’s accidental ejection was due to both human and technical failures.Journalists or elected officials are often invited to take part in “observation” flights approved by the Ministry of the Armed Forces, for information and communication purposes. During the ejection, the civilian lost his helmet and oxygen mask. As for the uninflated dinghy of the passenger, it was obstructed by the incorrect folding of its container.The BEA-E produced several recommendations in order to address both the unpreparedness of the passenger and the two technical flaws revealed by the incident. Local media reported at the time that the glass of the canopy had slightly injured his hands. BEA-É A-2019-03-I Date de l’évènement : 20 mars 2019 2 AVERTISSEMENT UTILISATION DU RAPPORT L’uniue objectif de l’enuête de sécuité est la pévention des accidents et incidents sans détemination des fautes ou des esponsabilités. Additionally to the mishandling of the passenger, the incident revealed something else: a malfunction of the ejection seat.The fighter jet was set up to, under normal conditions, eject both the pilot and his passenger when one of them pulls on the ejection handle. They included skipping some required medical checks for a high-performance tactical jet passenger. L’enquête sans concession du BEAD-E a permis de reconstituer l’enchainement étonnant des événements. These included allowing an adequate interval between medical checks for the flight and the flight itself and the completion of the checks to make sure the passenger-candidate is mentally and physiologically prepared for high performance flight in tactical aircraft.This is shocking.
But...There were many problems with the new Russian regional airliner program right from the beginning. Local media reported at the time that the glass of the canopy had slightly injured his hands. During the ejection, the civilian lost his helmet and oxygen mask.