# Accident 20210225002189A: Dassault Aviation MIRAGE F1 B, Panama City, FL, February 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2021, 11:26 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Tyndall Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0714° N, 85.5688° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0714&lon=-85.5688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault MIRAGE F1 B (registry code 2730177, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-mirage-f1-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT AVIATION MIRAGE F1 B
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210225002189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 14R. AT 100 KNOTS IT RAN OVER A BARRIER ARRESTING CABLE. SHORTLY AFTER AT 125 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY SWERVED LEFT WITHOUT COMMAND. AIRCRAFT MANAGED TO GET AIRBORNE JUST AS IT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND BURNING EXCESS FUEL AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KPAM TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. DURING LANDING, AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SWERVED HARD LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE REAR SEATER ACTIVATED THE EJECT SEQUENCE AS THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE REAR SEAT EJECTED BUT THE FRONT SEAT DID NOT EJECT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS A FEW HUNDRED YARDS LATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA138), Feb 25, 2021: Dassault Mirage F1 B (N601AX), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Nose landing gear contact with a raised aircraft arresting system during takeoff, which damaged components of the nose wheel steering system and resulted in an uncommanded left turn and loss of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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