16 September 2019
Gripen Main Landing Gear Damaged During Unstabalised Short Field Landing
On 13 June 2018 a a Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen attempted a short-runway landing at Piteå Airfield during a military exercise. The approach was however unstabalised and the aircraft touched down hard and one main landing gear was damaged. The pilot aborted the landing and returned to Luleå/Kallax.
