F-16 jet breaks after sliding off runway; pilot safe

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F-16 jet breaks after sliding off runway; pilot safe
By Rachel S. Cohen
Thursday, May 12
F-16C aircraft from the 114th Fighter Wing park on the apron after arriving at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on July 19, 2021. This photo underwent color correction. (Tech. Sgt. Jordan M. Hohenstein/U.S. Air National Guard)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon jet belonging to the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing skidded off of a Sioux Falls runway upon landing Wednesday afternoon, coming to rest nose-down in the grass.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland