He could have done - but accelerating blind down a runway and taking off into one of the busiest circuits in the world in an F16 doesn't seem a very sensible option to me.
Sure his life was in danger - but hundreds of others? As I recall from visiting Osh the spectators are pretty well separated from landing aircraft - if he had gone round he would have put a lot more at risk.
Also once airborne how does he fix a ventilation problem while flying a combat jet? If he couldn't fix it how does he see to get it down again?
IMO he did the right thing - stayed with it and stopped it. Respect.
