F-16 Runway Overrun at Oshkosh
An F-16 rolled off the end of Runway 36 at Wittman Regional Airport after landing about 11:40 a.m. Thursday.
The aircraft did what appeared to be a normal landing with a high alpha rollout, but it failed to stop, and it appears the nosegear was collapsed when it hit the grass.
In the accompanying photos, the engine nozzle appears to be in the fully open position during the landing roll, and a small fire can be seen in the aircraft's tailpipe after it stops.
The photos were taken by AVweb intern Adam Cutler. (The airport was temporarily closed at the time of the incident.)
Perhaps the "high-alpha rollout" makes it look like he was trying to go around.
No, the nose gear was not collapsed when it hit the grass. The article is wrong. The picture sequence clearly shows an intact NLG, which collapsed AFTER going onto the soft grass.