Gassed up with a biofuel, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the 180th Fighter Wing ANG goes through prefight checks before taxing down the runway for take off on February 12, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo by: MSgt Jeremy Lock)
Task & Purpose/Toledo Blade: Ohio Air National Guard F-16 makes emergency landing following weapon jam during training exercise
An F-16 fighter jet with the 180th Fighter Wing performed an emergency landing Tuesday morning at Toledo Express Airport after an onboard weapon jammed during training.
Staff Sgt. Shane Hughes, spokesman for the Ohio Air National Guard base at the airport, said F-16s were conducting routine training in Michigan when one experienced what's known as a "hung gun." He said a 20-millimeter cannon jammed, and standard procedure requires an emergency landing.
"They returned to base to have that checked out," Sergeant Hughes said.
Kayla Lewandowski, a Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority spokesman, said the landing occurred at 11 a.m.
"The aircraft landed safely and without incident, and taxied to the Air National Guard base under its own power," she said.
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