1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident

1982 Danish naval accident 6 September 1982 Lumsås, Zealand, Denmark Technical malfunction Royal Danish Navy 4 cottages destroyed, minor damage to other buildings The 1982 Harpoon missile misfire incident, in Danish dubbed da hovsa-missilet ('The Whoopsie Missile'),The launching of the Oops-missile http://www.pederskram.dk/the-history/ups-and-downs-of-the-frigate/launching-of-the-oops-missile.aspx live https://web.archive.org/web/20201108111100/http://www.pederskram.dk/the-history/ups-and-downs-of-the-frigate/launching-of-the-oops-missile.aspx 2020-11-08 2021-03-06 Fregatten Peder Skram was an unintentional discharge of a live Harpoon missile by Danish frigate HDMS Peder Skram during a training maneuver in the Kattegat on 6 September 1982.List of anniversaries https://web.archive.org/web/20170907122825/https://www2.forsvaret.dk/viden-om/historie/maerkedage/Pages/sep.aspx 2017-09-07, Danish Navy; last accessed on 26 June 2007. The missile traveled 34 kilometers at low altitude, severing several power lines before eventually striking a group of trees and exploding. The fireball and subsequent shockwave destroyed four nearby unoccupied summer cottages and caused minor damage to a further 130 buildings in the area. There were no injuries. Cause A navy investigation into the matter concluded that a technical malfunction was the cause of the launch as it happened without the launch key being activated. The missile system had undergone maintenance and was in the process of being checked by an expert from the Navy Material Command, who was later charged and convicted for negligence, though most charges were later dropped following a second investigation. McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer of the missile later paid the Danish government compensation, which covered all the damage made by the missile.Johnny E. Balsved http://www.navalhistory.dk/Danish/Historien/1945_1989/PederSkram_Missiluheld.htm HARPOON missil ødelagde et større sommerhusområde ved Lumsås 2017-09-07 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007084035/http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/Historien/1945_1989/PederSkram_Missiluheld.htm dead. It was applied a termination clause like the ones which in 1999 became a recommended standard for contracts valued at less than $100K.https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/docs/pbarpt.pdf Report of the Price-based Acquisition Study Group ES-10 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics November 15, 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221061307/https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/docs/pbarpt.pdf December 21, 2016 live See also The Coontz DDG-40 6 was involved in a similar incident in 1981. Hsiung Feng III missile mishap Notes and references 30em 55 55 57 N 11 31 51 E region:DK_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dawiki title Harpoon Missile Misfire Incident Category:1980s disasters in Denmark Category:Military history of Denmark Harpoon Missile Misfire Incident Category:1982 disasters in Europe