Berlin: A pilot managed to eject safely before a US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a forest in southern Germany during a training flight on Tuesday, police and US Air Force officials said.

The accident occurred at 9.38am (5.30pm AEST) near Engelmannsreuth in the north of Bavaria state, said a spokesman for the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier.

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet. Credit:File/US Air Force

The pilot safely ejected and jettisoned fuel tanks over an unpopulated area, he added. The jet was carrying six 11-kilogram trainee munitions, but no live munitions were on board.

Regional police said the pilot was found by a passer-by in the woods and was getting treatment for light injuries.